Anti Euro Party Alternative for Germany a Growing Problem for Merkel – SPIEGEL ONLINE

Angela Merkel, the Chancellor of Germany

Angela Merkel, the Chancellor of Germany (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

This is an excellent article from Spiegel Online and well worth a read. Check it out!

Anti Euro Party Alternative for Germany a Growing Problem for Merkel – SPIEGEL ONLINE.

The article provides some useful insights into German politics ahead of the September election. For me, perhaps the most interesting comment was about the  German Chancellor‘s anger at drawing attention to the anti-Euro party that favors leaving the Euro. Whilst I accept that Angela Merkel is an excellent leader and very shrewd politically, it worries me that she is described as being “angry”. Is Angela Merkel perhaps in denial about the Euro crisis?

Off course, German domestic politics is very different to international politics. Within Germany, there is perhaps the prevailing view that Germany has done too much to bail out the weaker countries of Southern Europe. On the other hand, the international view is that Germany has not done enough to reflate her economy to ease the pain of austerity in Southern Europe.

Against this polarization of views, it is not surprising that Angela Merkel is worried about the anti-Euro party that favors leaving the Euro.

I would be interested in your views on the following question:

Is Angela Merkel in denial about the Euro crisis?

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The European Union budget: Too timid by half | The Economist

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This is an excellent lead article from the Economist. Check it out!

via The European Union budget: Too timid by half | The Economist.

Personally, I totally endorse the Economist’s argument. I am pro-EU but strongly favor radical change to the EU budget or simply, I strongly favor a reformed EU.

I know that some of my colleagues think that it is not the time to “rock the boat” and others favor the UK exiting the EU as a primary strategy and are not interested in EU reform.

Any thoughts?

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