Keyword: Solidarity
Candidate status is the powerful European response to Putin's brutal aggression
In my capacity as European policy spokesman for the FDP parliamentary group, I have the following position on the EU Commission's recommendation to nominate Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova as EU accession candidates:
The new refugee crisis – isolation does not solve the problems
When I started drafting and finally writing this paper in early November, the new refugee crisis on the Polish-Belarusian border had just entered a hot phase.
Thoughts on Advent
At the beginning of Advent, our churches draw our attention to the fact that things are not as orderly everywhere in the world as we are in Germany.
Europe is crumbling
The recent events in and around Europe are not only astonishing us European federalists.
Speech at the meeting point Europe 2012
As a self-confessed European, it goes without saying that I demand “more Europe” in these difficult times. More Europe in order to solve many of our current problems together with the citizens of our neighboring countries and to be able to face future challenges better together.
Christmas letter 2011
But even those who are supposedly weaker must do their part to make it a great success
