Quotes from Sebastian Kurz

Whoever boards a boat and tries to enter Europe illegally has ruined his chances of gaining asylum in Europe and will be sent back.

Bibi Netanyahu is a friend whom we work well with.

Political Islam's parallel societies and radicalizing tendencies have no place in our country.

I can assure you that Austria will fight all forms of anti-Semitism in Europe with determination, be it still an existing one or also newly imported anti-Semitism.

Doing the right thing is a decision, which in many cases means you stand alone.

When I started in government, I said that children who come here should take German classes before they start regular classes so they can follow what the teachers say. I said it should be possible to be a believing Muslim and a proud Austrian at the same time.

The European Union is not only a great idea, but it's also an idea we must keep working on.

It took Austria a long time to be honest about its past.

Luckily, Europe, step by step, recognised that these mass refugee movements to Europe cannot work.

In 2015, the majority of refugees and migrants reached the European Union through Greece. Greek authorities were overwhelmed by the sheer number of people arriving at their shores. But they did not stay there. They were waved through to Central Europe at an increasing pace.

We need to shift our focus from the debates about redistributing refugees within the E.U. and should concentrate more on external border protection.

Forcing states to take refugees doesn't take Europe any further.

It is important that we return to the principles of the Dublin agreement and help Greece with European funds to accommodate refugees.

There are no grounds for discrimination in Europe, regardless of whether on grounds of gender, sexual orientation, or religion. On the other hand, there is equally no place for radical thought and political Islam.

Our historical responsibility does not end at the Austrian or European border.

We have to be honest and state that Nazis were involved in all Austrian parties after the Second World War: in the Freedom Party, in the Socialist Party, and also in my party.

Our companies are active worldwide. I don't detect globalisation angst among them.

We have religious freedom - which is important. But we want everyone in our country to respect our laws, and our laws on Islam say it is not acceptable to have influence abroad on the Muslim community in Austria, and it is not acceptable that Islamic organizations or imams are financed from abroad.

Remembering in an honest way means admitting the truth.

We view the protection of Jewish life as a mission. We have a historical responsibility, and this is our duty as a republic.

I see myself as a go-to person for immigrants.

We have to stop illegal immigration in order to ensure security in Europe.

We are not against immigration, but we want to have control on immigration. We want to decide who is allowed to come into Austria. We should not let human traffickers decide.

The shutting out or boycotting of selected media cannot take place in Austria.