It's a ridiculous idea, ... We won't to agree to a 'grand coalition' at any price.

There is no way we can accept that.

There's no question the '68 generation has achieved a lot .... But they have gone too far with their anti-authoritarian views, such as on the family or education. They have thrown out the baby with the bath water. We want to use state institutions, not constantly put them in question.

Everything is now in place to move the company forward.

We are not going to get ourselves pushed into a debate about the leadership.

We need a basic contract about the cooperation between Volkswagen and Porsche. It's about avoiding conflicts of interest.

We need a big debate on whether it is responsible to end nuclear power - I am convinced it is not.

Such a coalition would be bad for the economy, and for democracy and the parties. It would strengthen the extreme left and the extreme right. We can't want that.

There is a good relationship between our agriculture ministers and there are many possibilities for co-operation in this field.