Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein

“The CDU in its pure form has always been about building bridges in all directions of society—and that must once again be brought to the fore.”— Angela Merkel, speaking about the CDU’s course in an interview with MagentaTV.

Now, ahead of time, to outdo each other with ever-new proposals or to speculate about measures whose funding and effects are not yet on the table, is not very helpful.

— Daniel Günther (CDU), Prime Minister of Schleswig-Holstein, told Stern; Context: critique of the federal government's bickering over relief measures for rising fuel prices.

She wants a paternalistic state that, above all, knows what’s best for women and also for potential surrogates.

— Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf, Leipzig-based professor; quoted in Die Zeit about the CDU/CSU's stance on surrogacy.

If the classroom is over 30 degrees, you don’t get anything sensible out of it.

— Andreas Jung, Baden-Württemberg's Minister of Education, in an interview on SWR1 BW

The government must not focus on petty points and draw red lines; it must implement what is in the coalition agreement.

— Daniel Günther, Prime Minister of Schleswig-Holstein, on the TV program Maischberger