A biography for Angela Merkelhasn’t been written yet.
“אי אפשר לקבל מצב שבו ממשלה אומרת שפסק דין של בית המשפט האירופי לא מעניין אותה.”
“אני שמחה שגרמניה הפכה למדינה שמסמלת תקווה עבור אנשים רבים. בהתחשב בעברנו, זה לא מובן מאליו.”
“האיחוד האירופי הוא התשובה שלנו לגלובליזציה. רק יחד נוכל להבטיח ביטחון, רווחה ושלום באירופה.”
“You can much better have an influence on the debate when you sit at the bargaining table and you can give input.”
“The people in East Germany have lived through so many changes in the last 15 years like never before in the country, and they did this often with great enthusiasm. But in the West we also have a high degree of transformations.”
“We have a duty as the state to protect our economy... We are for the protection of intellectual property.”
“That makes me think of the 2002 World Cup Final above all else. Nobody thought at the time that our team would get through to the Final against Brazil. We should remember that this summer.”
“I am for our not having any discrimination in tax legislation.”
“Solidarity and competitiveness are the two sides of a European coin.”
“At this time - we're in a dramatic crisis - euro bonds are precisely the wrong answer. They lead us into a debt union, not a stability union. Each country has to take its own steps to reduce its debt.”
“I felt really sorry for Oliver Kahn. Up to that point he had made lots of saves for the German team. Of course he could have caught the ball but it just happened. It was bad luck. In that situation, you need to be very strong psychologically to carry on.”
“It will not be possible to solve the current crisis with euro bonds.”
“I personally hope and wish that Britain will stay part and parcel of the European Union.”
“I always used the free room that the G.D.R. allowed me... There was no shadow over my childhood.”
“I've spoken several times with Prime Minister Erdogan about relations between Turkey and Israel. I'm pleased that, following President Obama's visit to Israel, talks between Israel and Turkey are again taking place and hope that relations between them will further improve in the interest of both countries.”
“I always wanted to know what I'd face next, even though that was maybe a bit detrimental to spontaneity. Structuring my life and avoiding chaos was more important.”
“To grow up in the neighborhood of handicapped people was an important experience for me. I learned back then to treat them in a very normal way.”
“Thus, the focus on this main political goal must become more visible in EU politics and to achieve this, we need a political impulse. It must be clear what the priorities on the agenda are.”
“From this experience we have learned that in a big party it is important to have the necessary and often controversial discussions on policy issues such as the health system while in opposition.”
“I think that the EU with the Lisbon agenda has put the right emphasis on growth and employment.”