Twenty-eight records from her time as commissioner and as minister. Bundestag entries link to the official video and plenary record. Quotations are reproduced only where the wording was checked against the source page; titles follow the official agenda.
28 records
Statement before travelling to New York.
„Deutschland ist angewiesen auf internationale Zusammenarbeit und weltweite Partnerschaften.“Germany depends on international cooperation and worldwide partnerships. (translation)Opened the debate on the €9.47 billion draft; acknowledged that the cuts reduce room for manoeuvre.
„Wir müssen gemeinsam handeln – und zwar jetzt“We must act together – and do so now. (translation)Energy transition, grids, market access.
„Mit unserer Entwicklungszusammenarbeit unterstützen wir Indonesien bei seiner Energiewende. Wir investieren in erneuerbare Energien und moderne Stromnetze.“With our development cooperation we support Indonesia in its energy transition. We invest in renewable energy and modern power grids. (translation)European early-recovery initiative for Gaza.
„Die katastrophale Situation in Gaza muss wieder stärker in den politischen Fokus rücken.“The catastrophic situation in Gaza must move back into the political focus. (translation)Statement at the conference.
„Die Ukraine Recovery Conference 2026 sendet ein klares Signal: Wir investieren gemeinsam in den Wiederaufbau, in Reformen, Widerstandskraft und in die Zukunft der Ukraine.“The Ukraine Recovery Conference 2026 sends a clear signal: together we are investing in reconstruction, in reforms, resilience and in Ukraine’s future. (translation)Pointed to 12 million people who have fled and 20 million dependent on aid; argued that support for neighbouring states serves German interests.
Questions on cuts, GIZ IT systems and HIV funding.
„Wir stehen zur internationalen Solidarität“We stand by international solidarity. (translation)Announced a €177 million package.
„Dieser Krieg ist nicht unser Krieg. Aber diese Krise ist auch unsere Krise – und sie betrifft auch uns bereits unmittelbar.“This war is not our war. But this crisis is our crisis too – and it already affects us directly. (translation)Contribution on the regional war.
Questions on cuts, feminist development policy and Gaza.
Presentation of the BMZ reform.
„Die deutsche Entwicklungspolitik wird damit strategischer, fokussierter und partnerschaftlicher.“German development policy will thereby become more strategic, more focused and more partnership-based. (translation)Two contributions on Ukraine.
Visit focused on Sudan and the AU partnership.
„Der Krieg verursacht aktuell die weltweit schwerste menschliche Katastrophe, unterstützt durch Waffen und Gelder externer Akteure.“The war is currently causing the world’s worst human catastrophe, supported by weapons and money from external actors. (translation)The development budget was adopted at €10.05 billion.
Contribution on the Sudan war.
Debate on trade and investment agreements.
Contribution on Israel, the hostages and Gaza.
Defended the 2026 draft; humanitarian aid “because lives are at stake”.
„dass wir nicht den amerikanischen Weg gehen wollen“…that we do not want to go the American way. (translation)Budget debate.
Called for a ceasefire, condemned Hamas, and demanded the release of the hostages and Palestinian participation in decisions on Gaza.
„Für mich steht fest: Über die Zukunft Gazas darf nicht ohne die Palästinenserinnen und Palästinenser entschieden werden.“For me it is clear: the future of Gaza must not be decided without the Palestinians. (translation)Debate on the 2025 development budget.
Contribution to the debate on the regional situation.
Answered MPs’ questions together with the Foreign Office.
First speech as minister: development in a triad with foreign and defence policy; link to migration.
„Entwicklungspolitik ist ein unverzichtbarer Teil deutscher Migrationspolitik.“Development policy is an indispensable part of German migration policy. (translation)Presentation of “Teilhabe in der Einwanderungsgesellschaft”.
„Integration gelingt millionenfach jeden Tag und viel besser, als manch aufgeheizte Debatte das vermuten lässt“Integration succeeds millions of times every day and much better than some heated debates would suggest. (translation)Criticised the CSU leader Markus Söder, reported by epd.
„rechtspopulistische Narrative, die wir sonst von der AfD kennen“right-wing populist narratives we otherwise know from the AfD (translation)Convening of the 12-member expert council.
„Es geht auch darum, Rassismus offiziell zu definieren, damit wir damit konkret arbeiten können.“It is also about officially defining racism so that we can work with it concretely. (translation)Presentation of the first federal situation report on racism.
„Gemeinsam sind wir die Brandmauer gegen rassistischen Hass“Together we are the firewall against racist hatred. (translation)No records match these filters. Try another search term or reset the year and role.
Sources: the speech list on her Bundestag profile, the Bundestag text archive, bmz.de and bundesregierung.de. Quotations from Bundestag text-archive reports are as quoted there. English translations are by this site. Speeches from the 20th legislative period are not yet fully listed here.