let's speak to matthew karnitschnig, politico s chief europe correspondent in berlin. you forjoining us. i wonder as you listened to the chancellor what you made of what he had to say at the scene? ~ ., ., , scene? well, i thought it was clear he was _ scene? well, i thought it was clear he was very _ scene? well, i thought it was clear he was very shocked - scene? well, i thought it was clear he was very shocked by| clear he was very shocked by what he was seeing and moved by it. it obviously comes at a very delicate time for him personally, coming out of the holidays, but this is clearly one of these events that transcends politics. and i think he note that he needed to. you also saw a kind of cross—party response in germany. the state premier that you referred to from the christian democrats, the main political rival. this is the kind of issue in germany, as in most countries, i think, that transcends the political debates, even though there is an election campaign going on. we will talk about that in a while. ijust wonder, just we will talk about that in a while. i