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Sorin Grindeanu has publicly urged AfD leader Alice Weidel to retract her statement claiming Romanian immigrants "plunder" Germany's social system and apologize to the Romanian community. He emphasized that over 500,000 Romanians legally work in Germany and contribute to social security. Grindeanu criticized Weidel's remarks as xenophobic and contrary to EU values, highlighting that three out of four active Romanians work in Germany, including over 4,000 doctors. He asserted that Romanians deserve the same respect as Germans in other European countries and vowed to defend their rights.

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