Heiko Maas

"When the limits of free speech are trespassed, when it is about criminal expressions, sedition, incitement to carry out criminal offences that threaten people, such content has to be deleted from the net, and we agree that as a rule this should be possible within 24 hours."

"It should be clear to President Erdogan: There won't be a discount for Turkey (after the attempted coup), the one who restricts fundamental rights and the independence of executive, legislative and judicial powers is pushing the country away from the basic values of the EU."

"You cannot drag out Brexit for a decade."

"Die meisten Männer, die in den vergangenen Monaten diese grauenhaften Anschläge verübt haben, sind bei uns in Europa zu einer terroristischen Bedrohung herangewachsen. Sie sind keine Flüchtlinge."

"Die Milliarden für die Integration wurden in diesem Land erwirtschaftet und wurden niemanden weggenommen."