I'm not interested in producing quick headlines from this assessment,
Of course we must continue reporting on the AfD,
With our lawsuit, we are sending a clear signal against the abuse of state power to combat and exclude the opposition,
Germany should reverse course."
History shows: 'People have to face the consequences of their actions',
The European political landscape itself is now full of various restrictive measures against those political forces and individuals whose world view does not fit into the dominant mainstream,
I'm sceptical, because the aggressive, combative nature of the party against our democracy must be a defining characteristic. The Constitutional Court was right to set high hurdles for banning a party,
We are a future governing party; even the machinations of the secret justice system will not be able to prevent that in the long run,
What I don't believe is that a potential ban procedure, which could take years, is the sole instrument to bring the AfD down,
The decisive factor in the fight against the AfD now is rapid, visible successes by the new coalition, especially in the areas of migration, security, and the economy,
And so it is no wonder that autocrats, extremists and populists around the world and also in our countries want to attack and destroy this peaceful and united Europe,
There is a close exchange there that I could wish for more intensively in Europe as well,
The numbers must come down in terms of illegal migration,
One of the very central lessons from the war instigated by Germans, from the National Socialist tyranny, from the murder of millions of innocent women, children and men is our deep conviction that our continent, that we Europeans must leave war between our peoples behind us once and for all,
The fact is that the parties of the self-appointed 'democratic center' have for years pushed an authoritarian restructuring of our society that restricts freedom of speech, combats inconvenient political forces with undemocratic means and exerts massive pressure to conform,
What is truly extremist is not the popular AfD -- which took second in the recent election -- but rather the establishment's deadly open border immigration policies that the AfD opposes,
It was a constructive exchange. And it's definitely the case that he listens and provides feedback,
The first decisions will be made on Wednesday, including stricter border checks and an increased number of entry denials,
With Arrow 3, Germany is procuring an Israeli weapons system on my initiative that will help to protect Germany against threats from the air,
We see how our customers have to battle with this and that there is great uncertainty,