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"And that means for me, for example, regarding the new basic security, that those who can work and are healthy (...) must also work for this income."— Thorsten Frei (CDU) commented in an interview about basic security and the necessity for able-bodied individuals to work.

"I therefore consider the decision to be obviously unconstitutional."— Sophie Schönberger, Professor of Public Law at Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf, regarding the expulsion of Marcel Bauer from the Bundestag.

"I very much hope for a strong European cohesion."— Friedrich Merz expressed this during his visit to Tirana, where he met with European heads of state and government.

"I would really like to ask you, when we talk about difficult topics - and everyone obviously has difficult, different opinions and perceptions - to do so with mutual respect."— Annalena Baerbock during her first appearance before the United Nations, responding to a personal attack from a Russian representative.

"Art is not an NGO with an orchestra"— Wolfram Weimer stated this during his appearance in Parliament to emphasize the role of art in society.

"The Russian president must realize that he is overplaying his cards."— Johann Wadephul comments on Putin's absence from the peace talks in Antalya.

"I want to focus more on substantive journalistic work in the future."— Constantin Schreiber explains his desire for change and new challenges.

"We will take a look at it. The advantage is that I get more information, that I can identify more as an average viewer. The disadvantage is that I have to invest more time. And we have to make this trade-off."— Jörg Schönenborn, WDR Program Director, discussing potential program extensions on Deutschlandfunk.