Ist mir egal, ob ich schuld am Zustrom der Flüchtlinge bin, nun sind sie halt da.
• Translation: I do not care whether it is my fault that the inflow of refugees is happening, now they are here." - Meaning and context.">
At an internal meeting of the CDU/CSU parties on September 22, 2015, "The Union rejects to follow Merkel", September 27, 2015.
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Ist mir egal, ob ich schuld am Zustrom der Flüchtlinge bin, nun sind sie halt da.
• Translation: I do not care whether it is my fault that the inflow of refugees is happening, now they are here.

— Angela Merkel

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Ist mir egal, ob ich schuld am Zustrom der Flüchtlinge bin, nun sind sie halt da.
• Translation: I do not care whether it is my fault that the inflow of refugees is happening, now they are here." in the context of "At an internal meeting of the CDU/CSU parties on September 22, 2015, "The Union rejects to follow Merkel", September 27, 2015." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Angela Merkel

About Angela Merkel

Angela Dorothea Merkel (born 17 July 1954) is a German retired politician and scientist who served as the chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021. A member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), she previously served as leader of the Opposition from 2002 to 2005 and as Leader of the Christian Democratic Union from 2000 to 2018. Merkel was the first female chancellor of Germany. During her tenure as Chancellor, Merkel was frequently referred to as the de facto leader of the European Union (EU) and the most powerful woman in the world.