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"Wir schaffen das" (English: "we can manage this"; "we can handle this"; or "we can do this") is a statement made by Angela Merkel, the then-Chancellor of Germany, during the 2015 European migrant crisis. It has been described as a core slogan of the German concept of Willkommenskultur. She repeated the statement several times at the 2015 Christian Democratic Union party conference. The phrase has become a symbol of Merkel's refugee policy used by supporters and detractors alike. Merkel made her original comment at a federal press conference held on 31 August 2015 following a visit to a refugee camp in Dresden where opponents of her refugee policy had booed and heckled her. The full sentence used ("wir haben so vieles geschafft — wir schaffen das") can be translated as "we have managed so many things — we will also manage this situation". Individual media sources have suggested that Chancellor Merkel repeated the phrase several times even in situations in which the phrase could have been construed as insensitive to those injured or killed in acts of violent crime, or as dismissive of the crimes themselves, such as in 2016, in response to incidents in Germany, including the 2016 Munich shooting, the 2016 Ansbach bombing, and the 2016 Würzburg train attack. The repeated use of the phrase in response to criminal events is not corroborated by the legacy media domestically nor internationally. In September 2016, Merkel stated she would no longer use the phrase, telling the German magazine Wirtschaftswoche "I sometimes think this phrase was a little overstated, that too much store was set by it — to the extent that I'd prefer not to repeat it". Use of the phrase Use before Angela Merkel On 22 August 2015 Sigmar Gabriel, the then-Chairman of the Social Democratic Party and Vice-Chancellor of Germany had used "wir schaffen das" to refer to the coalition government's refugee policy. Gabriel's full sentence was "peace, humanity, solidary, justice: these are among our European values. Now we have to prove it. I'm sure we can do it". Use by Angela Merkel On 31 August 2015, Merkel said "I say quite simply: Germany is a strong country. The motive with which we approach these things must be: We have achieved so much – we can do it! We can do it, and where something stands in our way, it has to be overcome, it has to be worked on. The federal government will do everything in its power - together with the states, together with the municipalities - to enforce exactly that". She repeated the phrase on her New Year's address on 31 December 2015, saying "we can do it, because Germany is a strong country". After terrorist incidents in Würzburg and Ansbach in July 2016 that were believed to have been carried about by Islamists, Merkel interrupted her summer holiday to speak at a press conference in which she presented a nine point plan to ensure greater security against terrorist attacks. She repeated the phrase "wir schaffen das" and added references to the changed political situation in the world due to the effects of globalisation. Subsequent use by others "Wir schaffen das" was subsequently picked up by the German media as a positive representation of the government's refugee policy. Writing in Der Spiegel, journalist George Diez wrote a column entitled "Ja, wir schaffen das" (English: "Yes, we can do it"). Holocaust survivor Ruth Klüger called it a "simple and heroic slogan" while speaking at a commemoration marking the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of National Socialism at the Bundestag. Journalists have also made amendments to the phrase; writing in Wiener Zeitung, Thomas Seifert in an editorial wrote "wir müssen das schaffen" (English: "we must do it"). In August 2016 Joachim Gauck, the then-President of Germany, said "I can't imagine a head of government standing before the people and saying "wir schaffen das nicht" [English: "we can't do it"]", confirming his support for Merkel. In December 2018 Ingo Kramer, the President of the Confederation of German Employers' Associations, said that Merkel had been correct when she said "wir schaffen das", citing the fact that 400, 000 refugees had received employment or training since being in Germany. Writing for Focus, Martina Fietz wrote that "wir schaffen das" would likely appear in any biographical material written about Merkel in the future, describing the phrase as representing "the most controversial decision of her chancellorship". In November 2018 Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, the then-Secretary General of the Christian Democratic Union, used "wir schaffen das" several times during a CDU party conference, referring not to asylum seekers but to family policies. In August 2019 Boris Johnson, the then-Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, used "wir schaffen das" during a joint conference held with Merkel, in reference to Anglo-British discussions concerning Brexit. Merkel's distancing from the statement In September 2016, shortly before the 2016 Berlin state election, Merkel distanced herself from the phrase in an interview with Wirtschaftswoche. She stated she understood German citizens' scepticism about the phrase, but explained "it is part of my political work, because I am convinced that we are a strong country that will come out of this phase stronger. It is an expression of an attitude that many people know... but sometimes I think that this sentence is a bit exaggerated, that too much is hidden in it. So much so that I would like to hardly repeat it, as it has become a kind of simple motto, almost an empty formula... of course, it was never meant that way". The day after the Berlin state election, in which the CDU lost 5.7% of the vote, Merkel said "wir schaffen das" had turned into an "unproductive endless loop" and that it was not sufficient enough to describe problems associated with the migrant crisis. Criticism "Wir schaffen das" was frequently used by critics of Merkel's refugee policy, often amending the phrase to "wir schaffen das nicht" (English: "we can't do it"). In September 2015 Horst Seehofer, the then-Minister-President of Bavaria, was quoted as saying "wir schaffen das nicht", criticising Merkel's sentiments and stating that he felt there was no way to "plug back in the bottle". In September 2015, an editorial in Der Spiegel asked "can we do it?". In October 2015, then-Minister of the Interior Thomas de Maizière said "we can't do it easily - that's a big effort". De Maizière was not the only CDU politician to criticise Merkel's statement; Bundestag member Hans-Peter Uhl said "wir schaffen das so nicht" (English: "we can't do it that way"). Sharing similar sentiments, Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble said that unless fewer refugees were taken in, "sonst schaffen wir das nicht" (English: "otherwise we won't be able to do it"). Peter Tomaschko, from the CDU's Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union, said "wir schaffen das nicht mehr" (English: "we can no longer do that"). That same mo.... Discover the Melanie Summers Ralf Schmitz popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Melanie Summers Ralf Schmitz books.
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