Met dank overgenomen van Voorzitter Europees Parlement (EP-voorzitter), gepubliceerd op dinsdag 17 december 2013.
"In the name of the European Parliament, I wholeheartedly congratulate Angela Merkel on her re-election as Chancellor of Germany.
I also congratulate all members of the new government on their appointment.
Important tasks lie ahead for the new German government that will need to be tackled together courageously and determinedly with our European partners."
