Europe has proved to the world that multilateralism and sovereignty are not a contradiction in terms, on the contrary, in a world faced with immense global problems, we can only safeguard sovereignty if we work together.

Heiko Maas

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I do not see a simple solution to shield companies from all risks of American sanctions, the talks with the Europeans, Iran and the other signatories to the agreement are therefore also about how it can be possible to continue trade with Iran.

We reject any relativisation of the Holocaust, germany bears responsibility for the most atrocious crime of human history.

We believe it is extremely important to uphold this agreement. Were it to fail or the U.S. to drop out, we would not have anything comparable to it and we fear that the situation would significantly deteriorate with everything that goes with it.

We know that the Syrian conflict, for example, can't be solved without Russia. But it must then come up with constructive offers in return.

We had an attack on the Foreign Ministry where we have to assume that it stemmed from Russia, we can't just wish all that away ... And I think it's not only reasonable but necessary to point out that we do not view those as constructive contributions.

Nobody among us should be above the spirit and the letter of the law, if they are criminal foreigners, in future they will be threatened with even faster deportation.

They don't deserve to be lumped together with criminals. Migrants among us must not be put under general suspicion.

I don't know whether there is still even anyone who thinks Sepp Blatter is the right person to resolve the issue.

If it turns out that votes have been bought, you can't just stick to such a decision. It's important that the World Cup is not awarded to whoever pays the highest bribe.

Expanding rights for registered partnerships is another step toward giving same-sex unions the same rights as marriages, we haven't reached the goal yet.

Whoever supports IS can already be prosecuted under existing laws... by Heiko Maas

Whoever supports IS can already be prosecuted under existing laws.