I don't believe you are simply born with the ambition of becoming chancellor. But if you want to make a difference, if… — Angela Merkel Copy Share Image
We're saying this to both countries: We want a two-state solution. We want a Jewish state of Israel and alongside a independent… — Angela Merkel Copy Share Image
Everyone wants a more simple tax system. But if this means that certain tax breaks have to be cut, people are no… — Angela Merkel Copy Share Image
I said, yet again, for Germany, Europe is not only indispensable, it is part and parcel of our identity. We've always said… — Angela Merkel Copy Share Image
If it's in the German interest to have good trans-Atlantic relations, well, the task is also to look ahead, but our personal… — Angela Merkel Copy Share Image
I want to see everyone contribute to the overall costs of the system, and with their entire earnings. I'm convinced that an… — Angela Merkel Copy Share Image
The markets want to force us to do certain things. That we won't do. Politicians have to make sure that we're unassailable,… — Angela Merkel Copy Share Image
We all want to be honest and draw lessons from the past, the WHO is the only international organization that has universal… — Angela Merkel Copy Share Image
If you want to be constructive in politics, the less you look back, the better. If you do look back, then it… — Angela Merkel Copy Share Image
I want us to be able to preserve our level of prosperity. We must constantly remind ourselves that Germany has been eating… — Angela Merkel Copy Share Image
We cannot allow employers in Germany to pay hourly wages of 50 cents and shift the remainder of the burden to the… — Angela Merkel Copy Share Image
I'm very pleased this military engagement together with a political road map that we developed, we were able to continue. We want… — Angela Merkel Copy Share Image
I'm a person who acknowledges reality. I don't get up every morning and ask myself: What would I do differently if I… — Angela Merkel Copy Share Image
History has often showed us the strength of the forces that are unleashed by the yearning for freedom. It moved people to overcome their… — Angela Merkel Copy Share Image
I don't believe you are simply born with the ambition of becoming chancellor. But if you want to make a difference, if you enjoy… — Angela Merkel Copy Share Image
Freedom is the very essence of our economy and society. Without freedom the human mind is prevented from unleashing its creative force. But what… — Angela Merkel Copy Share Image
We're saying this to both countries: We want a two-state solution. We want a Jewish state of Israel and alongside a independent Palestinian state.… — Angela Merkel Copy Share Image
From a German point of view, German-American and European-American relations are a pillar of our foreign policy. — Angela Merkel Copy Share Image
The G7 and former G8 group has always viewed itself as a community of values, the annexation of Crimea, which is a blatant violation… — Angela Merkel Copy Share Image
Particularly from a German perspective, from a European perspective, I can only say again, Russia is our neighbor. — Angela Merkel Copy Share Image
The real problem is that the financial base for our social security system is shrinking because the number of normal jobs is falling. In… — Angela Merkel Copy Share Image
I'm very grateful that Barack Obama as president very much put protection of privacy on the agenda today, due to the fact of Islamist… — Angela Merkel Copy Share Image
So Europe needs to be competitive and we also need to be competitive if we wish to remain an interesting economic partner for the… — Angela Merkel Copy Share Image
That is why everyone in politics, and we do it, must make sure that they do not depend on one single interest group. A… — Angela Merkel Copy Share Image
Just look at Poland, a sort of European perspective this has. So we have an interest in seeing this relationship be a good one.… — Angela Merkel Copy Share Image