Thank[Barack Obama] for the reliable friendship and partnership you demonstrated in very difficult hours of our relationship.

I am thankful for all the hard times I've been through and all the tears I've cried because that has put me as closer to God and made me the strong woman I am today!

For 10 years, I have fought passionately for climate protection.

Our bilateral relations are very good, they’re very close. In the areas of business, of the economy, the United States of America last year were our most important trading partner.

Neither the chains of dictatorship nor the fetters of oppression can keep down the forces of freedom for long.

In Europe it is particularly important that we build good relations to everyone who holds political responsibility because Europe can only be build together.

We cannot allow employers in Germany to pay hourly wages of 50 cents and shift the remainder of the burden to the taxpayer. After all, we want to create jobs, not open a self-service shop for resourceful employers.