“Less and less is the question being asked as to whether developments are taking place in a democratic and free way. Europe is in a phase in which this output is no longer sufficiently visible or tangible. Youth unemployment is still far too high, we still haven't solved our currency problem and living conditions in Europe are drifting apart. That is one reason why critics say that our Europe is based on yesteryear's model.” ReasonProblemYouthDemocraticCriticsCurrencyDrifting Author:Sigmar Gabriel
“It is clear that there are reasons for discontent in Iran - economic and political reasons. We have told the Iranian leadership repeatedly that the country's economic recovery can ultimately only succeed through greater international economic cooperation. And the precondition for that is not only that Iran refrain from developing nuclear weapons, but also that Iran's role in the region become far more peaceful. We have offered to finally hold true negotiations and talks on that issue.” ReasonPoliticalEconomicSucceedRecoveryPeacefulCooperationNuclear WeaponsNegotiationDiscontentIranian Author:Sigmar Gabriel
“Madame Merkel knows very well that her conservative Christian Democratic Union or CDU, and the CSU, the Bavarian sister party to the CDU, with which it shares power nationally, must change their European policies. The FDP's nationalist-liberal position on Europe is presumably one of the reasons the attempt failed to form a Jamaica coalition government which would have seen the CDU, FDP and Green Party govern together.” ReasonChristianTogetherPartySharePolicyDemocraticConservative Author:Sigmar Gabriel
“Being told about the effects of climate change is an appeal to our reason and to our desire to bring about change. But to see that Africans are the hardest hit by climate change, even though they generate almost no greenhouse gas, is a glaring injustice, which also triggers anger and outrage over those who seek to ignore it.” ReasonDesireEffectsAngerClimateClimate ChangeInjusticeHardestAppealsGasTriggersOutrageGreenhousesGreenhouse GasesHardest Hit Author:Sigmar Gabriel
