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“Whoever boards a boat and tries to enter Europe illegally has ruined his chances of gaining asylum in Europe and will be sent back.”
“I see myself as a go-to person for immigrants.”
“Stopping and returning illegal migrants to their countries of origin must become standard procedure.”
“Many politicians are far removed from their own electorates and continue to make the mistake of ignoring their voters' problems because they live in their own world.”
“We saw in Greece how dangerous it is if a country has a bigger and bigger debt, and I hope that we will not have a second Greece in our neighbouring country, Italy.”
“Bibi Netanyahu is a friend whom we work well with.”
“Israel's security is not negotiable for us; that is absolutely clear.”
“I'm always careful in generalising things.”
“The shutting out or boycotting of selected media cannot take place in Austria.”
“We have religious freedom - which is important. But we want everyone in our country to respect our laws, and our laws on Islam say it is not acceptable to have influence abroad on the Muslim community in Austria, and it is not acceptable that Islamic organizations or imams are financed from abroad.”
“Political Islam's parallel societies and radicalizing tendencies have no place in our country.”
“We strongly condemn all forms of anti-Semitism as well as any form of downplaying or denial of the Holocaust.”
“A full body veil is hindering integration.”
“What we want to do is to give all children and grandchildren of Holocaust victims the opportunity to become Austrian citizens if they want to.”
“We have to be honest and state that Nazis were involved in all Austrian parties after the Second World War: in the Freedom Party, in the Socialist Party, and also in my party.”
“It took Austria a long time to be honest about its past.”
“The European Union is not only a great idea, but it's also an idea we must keep working on.”
“Migrants who set off for Europe don't want to go to Bulgaria or Hungary. They want to go to Germany, Austria, or Sweden.”
“It is important that we return to the principles of the Dublin agreement and help Greece with European funds to accommodate refugees.”
“It's never good to turn to comparisons with Nazis.”