Due to the increasing rate of terrorism across major
countries of the world, and Europe in particular, the German Chancellor Angela
Merkel has released a plan to increase personnel in Germany in order to ensure
the safety of all Germans.
Merkel’s address came earlier Saturday after a terrorist
used truck to kill four people and got 15 others injured in Stockholm, Sweden
on Friday.
The security strategies were laid during a local meeting of
her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Grimmen.
During her address, Merkel drew out plans to increase
security personnel all over the country with the aim of her country people from
petty crimes and other terror outbreaks.
She said: "A state must be responsible for its interior
and exterior security.
"We know that many people are shaken in their
confidence at the moment, whether it's just from burglaries or from terror attacks.
"That's why it is important that we provide more
personnel; that's why it's important that we respect security forces."
She also made a call to all foreigners coming to begin a
fresh life in Germany to abide by strictly to the country’s values.
Saying that obeying the country's laws was not enough and
that people must also follow the national way of life. She also stressed in
strong tone that, the country’s values cannot be compromised.
She explained: "Integration means that our values, not
just our laws, but also what is derived from these laws - tolerance, freedom of
religion, freedom of press, and respect for the others - are practiced in our
daily life.
"That's why Germany must again and again make sure that
everybody who lives here adhere to this.
"There is no compromise and we have to be clear on
that."
The German Chancellor never ended her speech without
condemning the President of Turkey on his controversial flare-ups lately.
The Turkish President in recent times have been making provocative
statements by calling German MPs "Nazis" and condemning politicians
in the Netherlands and France.
The verbal war started after rallies calling for a
referendum that will give more powers to him were cancelled in Europe.
Thus, Mrs Merkel condemned and said that the Turkish
President had acted in an "absolutely unacceptable" manner.
She then reminded her audience that she was against Turkish
membership of the EU in 2005, and that "this position has not
changed".
The German leader added: "I was among those people who
have always said that Turkey should not become member of the European Union,
despite that fact that almost everybody thought that Turkey should become
member of the European Union.
"We need a privileged partnership, not a
membership."
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