Angela Merkel

We feel bound to the Christian image of humanity - that is what defines us. Those who do not accept this are in the wrong place here. ”

If you wish to have free access to the single market, then you have to accept the fundamental rights as well as obligation that come from it. ”

For those who share my view that the Jews as a people have a right to self-determination, Zionism as a national movement of the Jewish people is the embodiment of this very right, which its opponents want to deny. ”

There are achievements of European integration that cannot be haggled over: for example the principle of free movement and the principle of non-discrimination. ”

We will be very persistent when it comes to enforcing freedom, justice, and self-determination on the European continent. ”

I am for our not having any discrimination in tax legislation. ”

I'm someone who is very supportive of us eliminating all discrimination. ”

I am for registered civil partnerships. ”

So Europe needs to be competitive and we also need to be competitive if we wish to remain an interesting economic partner for the United States. This has to be done on the basis of strength, of competitiveness. ”

Germany's strength lies largely in the fact that the Federal Republic is a center of industry and that it's an export nation. ”