This is a very serious situation and not just for the SPD, ... I fear this will also weigh heavily on the coalition talks.

This is a very serious situation and not just for the SPD. I fear this will also weigh heavily on the coalition talks.

It would be a symbolic contribution, not compensation.

Angela Merkel is not to be envied at this time. It was one of the key ideas of the potential partners that the three party chairs would sit together at the Cabinet table.

This story is full of holes that need to be cleared up.

This story is packed with inconsistencies, which have to be cleared up.

It damages our image in the entire world and we should no longer allow this,

There are differences between the situation in France and here, but we should not be under the illusion that similar events could not happen in Germany.

We want to bring these negotiations to a successful conclusion, but one can't rule out that they will fail.