Our balanced budget has an important psychological function. It is a signal that we can't continue to constantly take on debt.

Religion teachers for Islam instruction are being trained now in Münster and Erlangen. This has to happen quickly. My goal is to achieve relevant results within two years.

Our balanced budget has an important psychological function. It is a signal that we can't continue to constantly take on debt.

As a wheelchair user, you cant move about freely. Thats the only thing that bothers me a little. When Im in the Euro Group in Brussels, colleagues who want to talk to me have to come to me. But I hope they know that this has nothing to do with arrogance.

If you live beyond your means and have to restructure as a result, you pay a price.

We will not be able to meet the challenges of integration and the threats posed by international terrorism. If we want to prevent attacks, we'll need more information and better integration.

It has been clear for some time now that we have to do more for domestic and external security. I am prepared for that.