In a different speech, with the help of artificial intelligence applications and automatic translation into a dozen languages, including Russian, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier delivered this year’s Christmas message, which was broadcast on Christmas Day.

“This year the world showed its dark side (…) the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine is entering its second winter and since this autumn we have been witnessing with horror the violence of Hamas and what is happening to the victims of the war in the Middle East” he says among other things in his message the German president.

The need for hope, courage and determination was emphasized by the German president in his speech, stressing that “we must not give up the desire for a more peaceful world”.

Ifit concerns internal problems and political strife

But he also sent his own messages about the domestic political situation in Germany and the importance of keeping democracy in the country intact and strong. He acknowledged that Germany is going through a difficult period, speaking of “problems that still remain unresolved”, without naming them explicitly because of his institutional position.

However, this is an indirect reference to the budget crisis and the long-term consequences of the government’s choices. As he characteristically said: “We will achieve progress only if we all work together and not if everyone sinks into his own world.” In fact, addressing all the democratic forces of the country, he emphasized that the citizens expect their cooperation for the common good.

He thanked for their tireless assistance during the holidays, the people who work in the police, the fire department, the staff of German hospitals and other institutions, helping other people who are helpless or in emergency.

75 years of the German Constitution

Next year Germany also celebrates 75 years since the enactment of the German Constitution, the Bonn Basic Law, the foundation upon which the post-war German democratic order and prosperity was built.

A Constitution that was signed on May 23, 1949 after the end of World War II, in the heavy shadow of the Nazi destruction, initially as a temporary and transitional text of a constitutional nature, but which managed to survive until today, being a point of reference for other legal classes as well worldwide.

Recalling Germany’s historical responsibility to defend its constitutional heritage, the German president wanted to finally send the following message: that “Germany is and remains a good country”.