Karin Prien
German politician
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For a few liters of diesel. What moral bankruptcy.”
- The German education minister and a member of the CDU, Karin Prien, saidGuardiantheguardian.com/world/2026…
Right now, our platform isn’t appealing to many people,
- CDU Education Minister Karin Prien told a German public television interviewer Monday even as she argued there was no way around structural reformsPolitico Europepolitico.eu/article/friedrich…
So we must now discuss with one another — together with the chancellor as a government, and on the other hand as a party — how we win more acceptance and more credibility among the population,
I don’t see that swapping out a leadership figure would really bring a change,
- Education Minister Karin Prien, who is also a deputy CDU leader, told Phoenix television, addingNBC Newsnbcnews.com/world/germany…Gulf Newsgulfnews.com/world/europe…
- Education Minister Karin Prien, who is also a deputy CDU leader, has told Phoenix televisionGuardiantheguardian.com/world/live…
I believe that many people feel that the chancellor — and we in the CDU/CSU as well — lack the necessary empathy. And that has to change."
- Education Minister Karin Prien (also of the CDU), for example, said on the public broadcaster ARDDeutsche Welledw.com/en/germany…dw.com/en/germany…
This is an important step toward putting our commitment to greater equality and effective action against discrimination into practice,
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