""Many of them also determine the public image in our cities," he said. "That's why so many people in Germany and other countries in the European Union and not just in Germany are now simply afraid to move around in public spaces," said the chancellor. He said those spaces included railway stations, underground trains and parks. "It affects entire neighborhoods, which also cause major problems for our police," he added."
""I want to live in a country where politics builds bridges and brings society together instead of dividing it with words," said Klingbeil, who leads the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) in Germany's coalition government and also serves as finance minister. "I want to live in a country where appearance does not determine whether you fit into the image of the city or not," he added."
""have to be very careful what kind of discussion we initiate when we suddenly divide people into us and them, into people with a family history of migration and those without.""
Chancellor Friedrich Merz said migrants who do not obey the law restrict Europeans' freedoms and shape the public image of cities, making many people afraid to move around public spaces. He named railway stations, underground trains and parks as affected spaces and said entire neighborhoods and police resources face major problems. The remarks followed a prior comment about migrants sullying German cityscapes and provoked criticism and protests, including from within the CDU. Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil warned politicians to avoid dividing people into "us and them" and said politics should build bridges and not judge belonging by appearance.
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