Ms. Merkel is avoiding retirement issues. She simply doesn't want to do anything, although she knows that doing nothing means that real pensions will fall. That is preprogrammed old-age poverty. When it comes to wage fairness: It was Ms. Merkel herself who blocked the establishment of a right to return to a fulltime job after going part time for a period. Yet everyone keeps saying that our platform is identical to that of the conservatives. It's crazy.
Martin SchulzDonald Trump must be taken seriously. He is fulfilling his dangerous campaign promises.
Martin SchulzI'm not a populist. But I try to present complicated issues in such a way that people know where I stand.
Martin SchulzThe dangerous glorification of the nation state, and the baiting of minorities that goes along with it, releases an anti-democratic energy.
Martin SchulzYou can't always be demanding solidarity from others and then refuse to show it yourself.
Martin Schulz