Friedrich Merz

We will then respond with targeted relief.

— Friedrich Merz, Chancellor, said in Berlin that relief would be targeted.

I can't explain to anyone anymore why in Belgium, Luxembourg or Greece — none of which are communist countries — the government is limiting prices, while here they are going through the roof.

— Lars Klingbeil, Finance Minister and Vice-Chancellor (SPD), in an interview with the Süddeutsche Zeitung about the petrol-price dispute

The most effective measure right now is market intervention. We see that in other European countries. And I think we should have that courage as well.

— Lars Klingbeil, vice chancellor and SPD leader, said this to the Süddeutsche Zeitung in the context of the debate on state market interventions to relieve fuel prices.

We protect the citizens and the companies in Germany. But we cannot shield them from all upheavals on the global markets.

— Friedrich Merz, Chancellor, at a press conference at the Federal Chancellery

Someone clearly missed Easter. Belated egg jokes are about as original as an expired chocolate bunny. This isn’t humorous; it’s simply inappropriate and out of place.

— Dennis Gladiator, parliamentary managing director of the CDU, commenting on the renaming of CDU offices on Google Maps to Egg House

What Trump is doing at the moment isn't de-escalation or an attempt to achieve a peaceful solution, but a massive escalation with an open-ended outcome.

— Friedrich Merz, German Chancellor, speaking at a FAZ event about Donald Trump

Many Syrians are today already a firmly established part of our society and integrated. However, many Syrians today are our fellow citizens because they are integrated here, working in shortage occupations, caring for the elderly, or driving buses, and not infrequently have even become German citizens.

— Anke Rehlinger, Deputy Chair of the SPD; comments on the integration of Syrians and the reality in Germany

NATO was not there when we needed them, and they will not be there when we need them again.

— Donald Trump, on Truth Social after NATO discussions about securing the Strait of Hormuz

The full-coverage mentality must come to an end.

— Tilman Kuban, CDU Member of the Bundestag and economics policy expert, told Tagesspiegel

the resistance will continue until the last breath

— Naim Qassem, Hezbollah chief, in a statement urging the Lebanese government to stop giving free concessions to Israel and vowing that the resistance will continue until the last breath.

An erotic story was sent in which I was raped.

— Collien Fernandes, describing the digital abuse she suffered during Caren Miosga's interview

The citizens and also the economy are already at their limit. This is especially true in a large, sparsely populated state like Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

— Manuela Schwesig, Prime Minister of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, in an interview with Tagesspiegel, criticizing the federal government for the lack of relief measures.

Over the next three years, around 80 percent of the Syrians currently staying in Germany should return to their homeland.

— Said by Chancellor Friedrich Merz during a state visit in Berlin; he added that this was also the wish of President al-Scharaa.

And we also have to address that a substantial part of this violence comes from migrant groups in Germany.

— Merz, Chancellor, during the government questioning session in the Bundestag

Whoever, like Reiche, goes against the Chancellor's command and rejects a compromise with the SPD on fuel prices, wants a different coalition.

— Christian Bäumler, Vice Chairman of the CDU Workers' Wing, told SWR; context: criticizing CDU Minister Reiche.

Oil prices have fallen by double digits overnight. This must be reflected quickly in the prices at the pump.

— Esra Limbacher, SPD parliamentary group deputy, telling the Süddeutsche Zeitung

'a serious breach of the loyalty of the member states'

— Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) described the stance of Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban as a 'serious breach of the loyalty of the member states' and warned of far-reaching consequences.

The United States doesn't need anything from NATO.

— Donald Trump, U.S. President, in a Truth Social post questioning NATO allies' willingness to support in the Iran conflict