Thomas Steg
Thomas Steg
challenge extremism recognize special
We recognize we have a special challenge posed by right-wing extremism and that we have to give an appropriate answer.
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We expect both Russia and Ukraine to fulfil their obligations in terms of delivering and transporting gas in full.
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The scope of the media report is about right. The net contributor position will actually change.
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The summit succeeded last week in demonstrating that the EU is capable of action. Germany played a crucial mediating role without sacrificing national interests. We have made clear we see this as a huge success.
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Russia and Ukraine should as quickly as possible find a sustainable compromise which does not affect gas deliveries to Europe.
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Cooperation with the International Monetary Fund is to be continued along with the pro-European course.
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There's no question that everyone is extremely worried over the success of the far-right parties,
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We can only say that this is a further step in the wrong direction.
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We realize that some have been interpreting Chirac's remarks as having a direct link to Iran. The German government doesn't see this link. We're convinced that France, Britain and Germany have identical views on how the Iran issue should be resolved, and we're talking about a diplomatic solution. We have no reason to believe that France is aiming to divert from this co-coordinated policy.
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We have to use existing contacts to contribute to de-escalation.
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I don't know the classified version. I only know the public version, so I'm not able to give any comment.
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So far, the Pentagon in Washington has said 'we cannot understand this.' We cannot understand this either, but we have reiterated our wish to the American authorities.
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She decided very quickly after she learned of the publication that she does not intend to take legal steps.
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She made a very decided and very swift decision after publication of the photos not to take legal steps.