“Following the attacks in Paris, French President François Hollande has a completely different set of concerns. France needs more police, more security personnel and a greater emphasis on integration. He says that security is more important than the Stability Pact.” NeedsImportantDifferentPresidentGreaterSecurityConcernPoliceFollowingFranceParisStabilityIntegrationEmphasisPersonnelPact Author:Martin Schulz
“Imagine a German as president of the European Commission. If he or she goes to some particular country and says do this or that, it won't be very well received. The president quickly ends up being the evil German. But if the president is elected by and controlled by 700 representatives from all EU countries, that legitimizes him or her in a very different way.” IfsWayWellsDifferentEndsCountryEvilPresidentImagineParticularDifferent WaysControlledRepresentatives Author:Martin Schulz
“I take note of the fact that there are a lot of people who appreciate what I do as parliament president, not just within my Social Democratic party group, but also among the conservatives.” PeopleFactsSocialPresidentPartyGroupsAppreciateDemocraticNotesParliamentDemocratic Party Author:Martin Schulz
“Trump is the freely elected president of the U.S. and as such deserves respect.” PresidentTrumpDeserve Author:Martin Schulz
“Gerhard Schröder offered a clear German NEIN to an American president's war of aggression that was in violation of international law. That took courage. Ms. Merkel did not join him at the time. If Trump now begins to take the wrecking ball to our set of values, we must say clearly: That is not our approach.” IfsWarLawValuesPresidentClearTrumpApproachBallsInternationalAggressionViolationInternational LawAmerican President Author:Martin Schulz
“We have to engage in a dialogue with Donald Trump because he is the elected president of the United States of America. But we have to emphatically oppose his foreign policy ideas.” PresidentPolicyDialogueForeign Policy Author:Martin Schulz
“Donald Trump has made the principle of purposely breaking a taboo into a means of achieving his political objectives, which is something that he has in common with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Trump systematically violates international rules. But we cannot allow ourselves to forget that Trump is not the U.S.” MeanPoliticalPresidentForgetCommonAchieveTabooTurkish Author:Martin Schulz
“I would have oriented myself in case of Donald Trump according to what former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder said to then - U.S. President George W. Bush when the Americans launched a war that was in violation of international law. Schröder showed that a German chancellor can act in a clear and self-confident manner toward a U.S. president.” WarPresidentInternational Law Author:Martin Schulz
“Donald Trump is betraying everything that made America great: tolerance, democratic institutions and respect for the individual. In that sense, Trump is the most un-American U.S. president that the country has had in a long time.” LongCountryIndividualPresidentDemocraticToleranceBetray Author:Martin Schulz
“It was clear to me that the White House's solemn atmosphere would not civilize Trump. But the merciless nepotism with which he conducts politics, in which he places himself and his family above the law, I wouldn't have considered that possible. And on top of that there is this reduction of complex political decisions to 140 characters. When it comes to a U.S. president, I consider the reduction of politics to a tweet to be truly dangerous. Trump is a risk to his country and the entire world.” WorldCountryCharacterPoliticalPresidentDecisionRiskDangerousAtmosphereSolemnTweetAbove The LawNepotism140 Character Author:Martin Schulz
“One of the richest and largest markets in the world, Europe can set global standards. And if a French president is prepared to at least consider clear rules in the Eurozone, then it would be fatal if Germany were not to react.” WorldPresident Author:Martin Schulz
