Angela Merkel

At the 47th Munich Security Conference

ANGELA MERKEL Ladies and gentlemen, Dear Mr Ischinger, Dear David Cameron, Among all guests, I would like to particularly welcome…

Honorary doctorate from Tel Aviv University

ANGELA MERKEL Mr President, Deans, members and friends of Tel Aviv University, Honoured guests, Students, I am delighted to be back…

Davos World Economic Forum Annual Meeting

ANGELA MERKEL Professor Schwab, Ladies and gentlemen, I’m delighted to be back in Davos following my last visit two…

The secret of freedom is courage

ANGELA MERKEL Ladies and gentlemen, On 9 November 1989, Günter Schabowski, a member of the politburo of the…

We Have No Time to Lose

ANGELA MERKEL Madam Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Distinguished Members of Congress, I would like to thank you for…

To the Knesset in Jerusalem

ANGELA MERKEL Mr President, Madam Speaker, Prime Minister, Madam President of the Supreme Court, Honourable Members of the Knesset, Ladies and gentlemen, Madam…

60th anniversary of the Marshall Plan

ANGELA MERKEL Mr Holbrooke, Mr Pearlstine, Former Federal President Richard von Weizsäcker, Ms von Maltzahn, Gary Smith, Colleagues from the German Bundestag, Ladies…

Honorary doctorate from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

ANGELA MERKEL Your Magnificence, President Menachem Magidor, Excellencies, Representatives of the university, Guests from Germany, Ms Knobloch, whom I welcome by…

To the European Parliament

ANGELA MERKEL Mr President, Hans-Gert Pottering, predecessors of the President, colleagues at the European Parliament, Commission President! Mr President, you are…