Leadership in a spirit of partnership, yes; hegemonic fantasies, no. Never again will we Germans go it alone. That is the abiding lesson from our history. We are asserting our freedom with our neighbors—and only with our neighbors, our allies and our partners. We are building on our strength, our sovereignty, and our capacity for mutual solidarity in Europe.
At the Munich Security Conference discussing German strategy.
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Keinen neuen Finanzrahmen zu haben, ist für Deutschland die finanziell mit Abstand günstigste Lösung, aber wir wollen sie nicht.
Wir haben den mehrjährigen Finanzrahmen, den EU-Haushalt, ganz oben auf der Tagesordnung.
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