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.
Angela Merkel

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.
Angela Merkel

The problem is, of course, that these interest groups are all asking for changes, but their enthusiasm for change rapidly disappears when it affects the core of their own interests.
Angela Merkel

The question is not whether we are able to change but whether we are changing fats enough.
Angela Merkel

The willingness to learn new skills is very high.
Angela Merkel

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.
Angela Merkel

Today's Russia is not to be compared with the Soviet Union of back then.
Angela Merkel

Whoever decides to dedicate their life to politics knows that earning money isn't the top priority.
Angela Merkel