#europe

Nobody in Europe will be abandoned. Nobody in Europe will be excluded. Europe only succeeds if we work together. ↗

— Angela Merkel

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I said, yet again, for Germany, Europe is not only indispensable, it is part and parcel of our identity. We've always said German unity, European unity and integration, that's two parts of one and the same coin. But we want, obviously, to boost our competitiveness. ↗

— Angela Merkel

#always #boost #coin #competitiveness #europe

Overcoming the Cold War required courage from the people of Central and Eastern Europe and what was then the German Democratic Republic, but it also required the steadfastness of Western partner over many decades when many had long lost hope of integration of the two Germanys and Europe. ↗

— Angela Merkel

#central #cold #cold war #courage #decades

Above all it is important to point out that we can only maintain our prosperity in Europe if we belong to the most innovative regions in the world. ↗

— Angela Merkel

#belong #europe #important #innovative #maintain

It certainly is dangerous that there are only a few clubs left in Europe that can afford to pay millions. At the end of the day however, the spectators decide the rates of pay - by watching the games and consuming the goods and services advertised on sports TV programmes. ↗

— Angela Merkel

#afford #certainly #clubs #consuming #dangerous

I am not an expert in this field but I do try to keep up to date with the Bundesliga. And I do follow World Cups and European Championships more closely. ↗

— Angela Merkel

#championships #closely #cups #date #european

I have just explained my idea of how a constructive period of reflection, one that would send a clear message to the citizens of Europe: You should now what our priorities are. For Germany this means: Unemployment is one of one of our biggest problems. ↗

— Angela Merkel

#biggest problems #citizens #clear #clear message #constructive

I see nothing that points to a recession in Germany. But I see considerable long-term tasks ahead of us that have to do with markets regaining confidence in Europe and that have a lot to do with reducing debt. ↗

— Angela Merkel

#confidence #considerable #debt #europe #germany

In Europe it is particularly important that we build good relations to everyone who holds political responsibility because Europe can only be build together. ↗

— Angela Merkel

#build #europe #everyone #good #holds

So Europe needs to be competitive and we also need to be competitive if we wish to remain an interesting economic partner for the United States. This has to be done on the basis of strength, of competitiveness. ↗

— Angela Merkel

#basis #competitive #competitiveness #done #economic