German (nationality)

Yes, we can confirm that we have become parents. We are overjoyed from the bottom of our hearts by the birth of our son. Suddenly there is a whole new meaning in our lives

— Hendrik Streeck, speaking to the magazine Bunte about becoming a parent

It is no more and no less than a relief package for businesses and employees.

— Friedrich Merz, Chancellor, in Berlin

We are irritated by the behavior of the coalition factions. Despite the serious allegations of sexual harassment against former SPD state secretary Umut Sönmez, CDU and SPD, with their majority, ensured that the economics minister could avoid publicly answering our questions.

— Kaya Kinkel, deputy parliamentary group leader of the Greens, commenting after the committee session

Whoever thinks that slowing the expansion of renewables will harm Germany in the end

— Lars Klingbeil (SPD), Federal Finance Minister; said at the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington

If you try something, at least you have a chance to save him.

— Walter Gunz, founder of MediaMarkt, told the German Press Agency

Specifically, lowering the electricity tax, a speed limit, and a reduced value-added tax on plant-based foods are measures that would relieve private households in a targeted way without subsidizing fossil fuels.

— Dirk Messner, President of the German Environment Agency (UBA), told the Deutsche Presse-Agentur in Berlin.

The decision is irreversible. I regret that, but that is how it is.

— Friedrich Merz said this in the context of the debate over exiting nuclear power; he called the decision irreversible and expressed regret.

For health reasons I must resign from my office in June.

— Jan van Aken announced his resignation for health reasons at a press conference in Berlin.

We regard this decision as a deliberate step that leads to a sharp escalation of the military-political situation across the entire European continent and the creeping transformation of these countries into the strategic hinterland of Ukraine.

— The Russian Defense Ministry (in a Telegram post)

At least half. I think ten health insurance funds in Germany are enough.

— CDU General Secretary Carsten Linnemann, in an RTL/ntv 'Frühstart' interview, explaining his call to reduce the number of health insurance funds.

We simply cannot spend more money than we take in.

— Nina Warken, German Minister of Health, at a press conference in Berlin; guiding principle for the reform

I can tell you that we will soon hear the news that some flights from City A to City B could be canceled due to fuel shortages.

— Fatih Birol, IEA Director, in an AP interview

It doesn't get any better. Now in the semifinals, the defending champion Paris awaits. Munich is ready!

— Markus Söder, Bavarian Minister-President, after the match on social media

The conference should send the signal that passage through the Strait of Hormuz will, in the future as well, remain free of tolls or charges.

— British Foreign Minister Yvette Cooper, in Berlin, ahead of the Hormuz Strait conference

The first win since my injury, especially here in Stuttgart: That means a lot to me.

— Eva Lys, after her comeback and the win over Paula Badosa at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart