The fundamentals of German policy on the Middle East remain firm. |
The German government expects from Russia and Ukraine that the bilateral negotiations between the two countries about gas deliveries to Ukraine should not lead to the curtailing of gas provisions in Europe. |
The motive for this kidnapping is totally open. |
The scope of the media report is about right. The net contributor position will actually change. |
The summit succeeded last week in demonstrating that the EU is capable of action. Germany played a crucial mediating role without sacrificing national interests. We have made clear we see this as a huge success. |
There is a great deal of evidence that these elections were not carried out in a free and fair manner. |
There is no doubt that France supports an agreed position on close accord with Britain and Germany in the EU-3 group. |
There's no question that everyone is extremely worried over the success of the far-right parties, |
This is a humanitarian signal and we welcome it. |
This is certainly not traditional British courtesy. |
This issue will figure prominently in upcoming discussions, not least between the chancellor and the Russian president. |
We are concentrating our efforts on them. |
We are deeply concerned about these reports about the supposedly successful start of enrichment activities. |
We can only say that this is a further step in the wrong direction. |
We expect both Russia and Ukraine to fulfil their obligations in terms of delivering and transporting gas in full. |