--- title: "1 Coalition Government Quotes By Sigmar Gabriel" description: "1 Coalition Government quotes by Sigmar Gabriel. Plus more from Sigmar Gabriel and more Coalition Government sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e0/sigmar-gabriel-14684_christian_madame-merkel-knows-very-well-that-her-c_160814.jpg" --- > [Madame Merkel knows very well that her conservative Christian Democratic Union or CDU, and the CSU, the Bavarian sister party to the CDU, with which it shares power nationally, must change their European policies. The FDP's nationalist-liberal position on Europe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sigmar-gabriel/madame-merkel-knows-very-well-that-her-conservative-christian/) [Sigmar Gabriel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sigmar-gabriel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e0/sigmar-gabriel-14684_christian_madame-merkel-knows-very-well-that-her-c_160814.jpg) ## More by Sigmar Gabriel > [Maybe it is the last chance for Europe to influence standards for world trade. Next it will be between the US and the Asia-Pacific…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sigmar-gabriel/maybe-it-is-the-last-chance-for-europe-to-influence-standards-for/) [Sigmar Gabriel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sigmar-gabriel/) > [Taming the financial markets and winning back democratic control over them is the central condition for creating a new social balance in Germany and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sigmar-gabriel/taming-the-financial-markets-and-winning-back-democratic-control-over/) [Sigmar Gabriel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sigmar-gabriel/) > [In the past, Germany could rely on the French, the British and, especially, the Americans, to assert our interests in the world. We have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sigmar-gabriel/in-the-past-germany-could-rely-on-the-french-the-british-and/) [Sigmar Gabriel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sigmar-gabriel/) > [The task for Germany today is - through its own policies and its own structural reforms, its own investments - to support the EU…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sigmar-gabriel/the-task-for-germany-today-is-through-its-own-policies-and-its-own/) [Sigmar Gabriel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sigmar-gabriel/) > [Madame Merkel knows very well that her conservative Christian Democratic Union or CDU, and the CSU, the Bavarian sister party to the CDU, with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sigmar-gabriel/madame-merkel-knows-very-well-that-her-conservative-christian/) [Sigmar Gabriel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sigmar-gabriel/) > [I hope that a German foreign policy in 2028 will be part of a European foreign policy, because even the strong country of Germany…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sigmar-gabriel/i-hope-that-a-german-foreign-policy-in-2028-will-be-part-of-a/) [Sigmar Gabriel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sigmar-gabriel/) > [The truth is that we have long had a multi-track Europe with very different objectives. The traditional differences between the north and the south…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sigmar-gabriel/the-truth-is-that-we-have-long-had-a-multi-track-europe-with-very/) [Sigmar Gabriel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sigmar-gabriel/) > [If we want to implement climate protection worldwide, countries like Germany, which are capable of developing new technologies, will have to hand over some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sigmar-gabriel/if-we-want-to-implement-climate-protection-worldwide-countries-like/) [Sigmar Gabriel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sigmar-gabriel/) > [I'm hearing different things, but there is concern that stable Germany is no longer quite so stable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sigmar-gabriel/i-m-hearing-different-things-but-there-is-concern-that-stable-germany/) [Sigmar Gabriel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sigmar-gabriel/) > [Finding the right form of debate regarding Israeli policies will remain a challenge in Germany. Even with every conceivable and warranted criticism, the danger…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sigmar-gabriel/finding-the-right-form-of-debate-regarding-israeli-policies-will/) [Sigmar Gabriel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sigmar-gabriel/) > [Political scientist Herfried Münkler is right: If you only take normative positions, if your focus is solely on values, you won't find success in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sigmar-gabriel/political-scientist-herfried-m-nkler-is-right-if-you-only-take/) [Sigmar Gabriel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sigmar-gabriel/) > [The production of natural resources in agriculture, forestry and fisheries, stable natural hydrological cycles, fertile soils, a balanced climate and numerous other vital ecosystem…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sigmar-gabriel/the-production-of-natural-resources-in-agriculture-forestry-and/) [Sigmar Gabriel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sigmar-gabriel/) > [We, the Social Democrats, are convinced that capitalism needs to be tamed a second time. The first time we achieved that in Germany for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sigmar-gabriel/we-the-social-democrats-are-convinced-that-capitalism-needs-to-be/) [Sigmar Gabriel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sigmar-gabriel/) > [It isn't easy for everyone in Germany to make ends meet through well-paid work in Germany. You have to have sufficient skills and work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sigmar-gabriel/it-isn-t-easy-for-everyone-in-germany-to-make-ends-meet-through-well/) [Sigmar Gabriel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sigmar-gabriel/) > [It is clear that Germany needs a foreign policy in which we jointly define European interests. Thus far, we have often defined European values,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sigmar-gabriel/it-is-clear-that-germany-needs-a-foreign-policy-in-which-we-jointly/) [Sigmar Gabriel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sigmar-gabriel/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/coalition-government/sigmar-gabriel/#itemlist", "name": "1 Coalition Government Quotes By Sigmar Gabriel", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Madame Merkel knows very well that her conservative Christian Democratic Union or CDU, and the CSU, the Bavarian sister party to the CDU, with which it shares power nationally, must change their European policies. 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