Politicians have to take responsibility for their actions, says Robert Habeck of the Green Party. They need to be able to tell the voters “what is what” and admit to “uncertainties.” And: “It’s absolutely essential to stick to this course, if you want people to follow you.”

“Without soccer, I would not be the person I am today,” says Steffi Jones, coach of Germany’s national women’s soccer team. Her first big test is coming up with the Euroepan Chamüpionship Finals in The Netherlands. She talks to DW about the pressure to succeed and the lessons she learned in her formative years.

"Heimat, or home, is much more than your name on the doorbell in somewhere or other," says Monika Grütters. Find out more about what Germany’s Culture Minister has to say about values, tradition and coming to terms with history in the Interview.

"I was undoubtedly a close confidant of Helmut Kohl," says Rudolf Seiters, Chancellery Minister in Kohl’s Cabinet, on his relationship with the deceased former chancellor. Find out more on what he has to say about what became known as the Kohl System in the Interview on DW.

Theodor Wonja Michael says that a lot of Germans think that Germans should look white. They think that if you look different, you must come from somewhere else. Michael talks about what it’s like to be a black German – on the DW Interview.

Greece itself is to blame for the crisis it faces, says Petros Markaris. Too many people, says the Greek author, have looked the other way: "The Germans, too." For more on the Greeks, the Germans and Europe, watch in the Interview on DW.

German Labor market reformer Peter Hartz is continuing to push for labor market reforms. His latest idea focuses on providing opportunities for younger job-seekers---in Germany, and if Hartz has his way—as part of a Franco-German project.

"Without soccer, I would not be the person I am today," says Steffi Jones, coach of Germany’s national women’s soccer team. Her first big test is coming up with the European Championship Finals in The Netherlands. She talks to DW about the pressure to succeed and the lessons she learned in her formative years.

"We are ready" for talks with the Palestinians, says the Israeli ambassador to Germany, Yakov Hadas-Handelsman. He says he hopes the upcoming visit by US president Donald Trump will get "things moving."

Berlin-based Ofer Waldman of the New Israel Fund (NIF) says the Israeli government’s position on NGOs like his is dictated by domestic concerns and he believes this was why PM Benjamin Netanyahu recently snubbed German FM Sigmar Gabriel.