Angela Merkel
Angela Merkel
Angela Dorothea Merkelis a German stateswoman and former research scientist. Merkel has been the Chancellor of Germany since 2005, and the leader of the Christian Democratic Unionsince 2000...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth17 July 1954
CityHamburg, Germany
CountryGermany
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I want us to be able to preserve our level of prosperity. We must constantly remind ourselves that Germany has been eating into its capital. It is only through successful management that we can once again secure our foundation of prosperity and social security.
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There is anything but an assurance of success, I have to be very clear about that.
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The role of the opposition leader differs from that of the chancellor. If this government is to be successful, I have to take the emotional state of all partners into account. Besides, the Social Democrats didn't exactly present me with the motto "Let us dare to have more freedom" on a silver platter.
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The capacity of the European Union to integrate would be overstretched if Turkey were offered full membership. We want friendly relations with Turkey but, mainly, we want honest relations.
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The campaign is over and now the point is to form a stable government. We, the Christian Democratic alliance (CDU/CSU), have been given the mandate as strongest parties,
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We will shape it -- and I have told the Turkish foreign minister this -- in a way that is mutually beneficial to our countries and the European Union,
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This is not about ritual, it about a deep conviction that a strong relationship between Germany and France is both necessary and beneficial to Europe,
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Of course we hoped for a better result, ... we're the strongest political power in the country.
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As economic policy advisor to a new German government and head of a council for growth and innovation, (von Pierer) will bring with him huge expertise and vast experience.
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said Schnabel, the former US ambassador. ''She's exactly what the country needs. She's dynamic, she's pro-business, and she's not afraid of free markets. Her election would not just shake up Germany, it would shake up Europe.
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I am confident we will manage to develop our cordial relationship,
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I am firmly convinced we must make changes with laws protecting against sacking in order to give people a chance to find work who would not otherwise be hired.
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My government will be dominated by a firm will to renew our fatherland,
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Never before in my political life have I been taken so seriously as woman as in the past few months. ... In return, I have publicly recognized my feminine identity to an unusual measure.