Germany is not a fair country. Millions of people believe that things aren't fair in this country. Company profits and bonus payments have increased at the same rate as precarious employment situations.

People who work hard for their money cannot be placed in a worse position that those who allow their money to work for them.

I believe that the majority of people in Europe want to demonstrate solidarity with the refugees.

You can be sure that I won't experiment with right-wing terms.

For German Social Democracy, Europe is vital to the national interest.

The share of wealth held by the minority is much greater than the share held by the majority. We have to draw our own conclusions from that and it has to change.

If we no longer judge the content of people's actions, but merely their form, then we are entering dangerous times indeed.