Those who constantly qualify everything and have no opinions of their own are ultimately just as incapable of tolerance.

In the EU, we agree that the pressures causing migration must be reduced.

I don't know how many resolutions from the IMF or G-20 we have already written saying that such [financial] reforms are necessary for new growth.

By preventing new conflicts, we avert the causes of radicalization and the risk of terrorist attacks in Europe, including in Germany.

I don't want to change Islam, but if there is to be a European Islam, it must incorporate European values.

Politics means competition, especially in senior positions. If you don't know that, you're not especially suited to politics.

I can't think of many other laws we might need. For now, though, we'll be talking to German Muslims over issues of coexistence.