Every year there are old people dying because they are too cold. The Chancellor has extended the winter fuel payments to the elderly until the end of the current parliament ... Some would say that transferring the money away from the oil companies was a fair trade-off.

The chancellor gave the plaintiffs every shot they wanted.

Any German chancellor has to have close relations with France, ... Merkel will have a close relationship with France as well.

We decided to wait and see what the storm does for now. The chancellor is weighing the issues about school on Monday.

This issue will figure prominently in upcoming discussions, not least between the chancellor and the Russian president.

We had some very distinguished fans: I know one chancellor of a major university who used to schedule his meetings around Star Trek. We were thrilled to discover that Frank Sinatra was a big fan.

You can be sure that I will handle with responsibility the things that made you a German chancellor whom people will remember fondly,

Those who wanted change in the office of chancellor have failed.

That the chancellor sets the course in a coalition with equally strong partners is only possible in very small doses. Either we can do it together, or it must be laid to rest.

she will be a good chancellor and will have me ... by her side all the way.