Iran is the only country in the world that's threatening to erase another country from the map as part of a collective genocide.
Sigmar GabrielI'm hearing different things, but there is concern that stable Germany is no longer quite so stable.
Sigmar GabrielThose who reject integration programs in the long term have as little right to stay in Germany as a hate preacher paid from abroad in a mosque.
Sigmar GabrielLess and less is the question being asked as to whether developments are taking place in a democratic and free way. Europe is in a phase in which this output is no longer sufficiently visible or tangible. Youth unemployment is still far too high, we still haven't solved our currency problem and living conditions in Europe are drifting apart. That is one reason why critics say that our Europe is based on yesteryear's model.
Sigmar GabrielIn the past, Germany could rely on the French, the British and, especially, the Americans, to assert our interests in the world. We have always criticized the U.S. for being the global police, and it was often appropriate to do so. But we are now seeing what happens when the U.S. pulls back. If the U.S. leaves the room, other powers immediately walk in. In Syria, it's Russia and Iran. In trade policy, it's China. These examples show that, ultimately, we are no longer achieving either - neither the dissemination of our European values nor the advancement of our interests.
Sigmar Gabriel