From A German Point Of

History Has Often Showed Us The Strength Of The Forces That Are Unleashed By The Yearning For Freedom. It Moved People To Overcome Their Fears And Openly Confront Dictators Such As In East Germany And Eastern Europe About 22 Years Ago... The Yearning For Freedom Cannot Be Contained By Walls For Long. It Was This Yearning That Brought Down The Iron Curtain That Divided Germany And Europe, And Indeed The World, Into Two Blocs.

Our Relationship With The United States Is Not Reduced To Questions Of Fighting Terrorism And The Iraq War. German-american Relations Were So Good For So Many Years Because They Extended Deeply Into The Normal Lives Of People.

Europe Can Only Hold Together And Stand Together, Which Is Very Important In Times Of Migration Challenges, Terrorism Challenges, If Each Country Takes Responsibility For Itself.

We Need Trust Among Allies And Partners. Such Trust Now Has To Be Built Anew.

I Want To See Everyone Contribute To The Overall Costs Of The System, And With Their Entire Earnings. I'm Convinced That An Objective Discussion Will Reveal That The Differences Between The Parties, Which Have Been Greatly Exaggerated In Some Quarters, Aren't That Significant After All.