Today's Russia Is Not To Be Compared

I Said, Yet Again, For Germany, Europe Is Not Only Indispensable, It Is Part And Parcel Of Our Identity. We've Always Said German Unity, European Unity And Integration, That's Two Parts Of One And The Same Coin. But We Want, Obviously, To Boost Our Competitiveness.

I Don't Carry Any Early Childhood Trauma Around With Me, If That's What You're Hinting At. The Story Of The Bicycles - And There Were Three Of Them Which Were Stolen From Me - I've Dealt With It Well.

It Seems To Me That The Fact That I Am A Woman Is A Bigger Issue Than The Fact That I'm From The East. For Me It Isn't Really Important. I've Only Ever Known Myself As A Woman.

Ever Since Germany Was Able To Regain Its Unity, It Is In An Even Stronger Position To Give Its Contribution To Upholding This Order To Which We Feel Committed And For Which Particularly People In The German Democratic Republic Stood Out There On The Streets To Keep This Up, To Maintain This Order.

I Might Bend, But I Will Never Break Because It's In My Nature As A Strong Woman.