Of course after what happened, there are several very serious questions which go beyond Cologne. Are there connections or collective patterns? Are there elements of condemnation of women? we must vehemently work against that. I don't think these are single cases. People have a right, and we as a state institution have the obligation to give the right answers to this.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel

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In communication between people, which is of course essential to our living together, we have to show our faces, so the full veil should be forbidden wherever legally possible.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel

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Iran continued unabated to develop its rocket program in conflict with the relevant provisions of the UN Security Council.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel

There was no one who said we should stop the talks and that includes Great Britain, there was a clear mandate to continue the talks.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel

I can only advise our British friends not to fool themselves ... in terms of the necessary decisions that need to be made in Britain.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel

We need to have certain capabilities in Europe. by German Chancellor Angela Merke...

We need to have certain capabilities in Europe.

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We view Nord Stream as an economic project. by German Chancellor Angela Merke...

We view Nord Stream as an economic project.

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As far as I see it, the Nord Stream project is not affected by su... by German Chancellor Angela Merke...

As far as I see it, the Nord Stream project is not affected by such sanctions.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel

If we join forces and get active in markets such as Asia or Africa, we can all benefit from our combined strength.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel

I still think there is an opportunity to come to a good solution, and by the way nobody in Germany is forbidden from getting involved with Kuka.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel

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Germany has always offered itself as an open investment market for businesses, including for Chinese companies.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel

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That is why we ... agreed to be in close touch with each other via the foreign ministries or other organizations. I think that is the right way to react initially.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel

It was no subject here. But there was the signal that all who sat here want Britain to stay part of the EU, but the decision is up to the British voters.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel

We are currently testing the 3D-printed prosthesis and whether its quality reaches that of the traditional handmade prosthesis, it feels different.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel

The current easing that Germany and some other member states are experiencing is one thing. The situation in Greece is the other, and it must be a big concern to us all because it is not without consequences for us all in Europe.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel

Originally, Greece should have created 50,000 accommodation places for refugees by the end of 2015, the backlog must be resolved now at lightning speed because the Greek government has to guarantee decent accommodation.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel

The situation is not yet so that we can be content. Every day we see the pictures from Greece -- we have to get back to the Schengen system.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel

The fact that we have decided a joint summit - not just a summit of 'the coalition of the willing', but a joint summit of 28 with the Turkish prime minister - I think that is a very strong signal.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel

The EU-Turkey plan ... is a priority for us. by German Chancellor Angela Merke...

The EU-Turkey plan ... is a priority for us.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel

All of the different baskets of the requests of Britain on the agenda were discussed, and it is true that not each and everyone around the table had it all that easy to agree to those requests, but there is a will.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel

In Europe we are all always partners. by German Chancellor Angela Merke...

In Europe we are all always partners.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel