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

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Merkel seen as big loser in euro zone showdown | Reuters.

Personally, I do not entirely agree. The devil is in the detail. Angela Merkel is an outstanding politician and is still holding the purse strings. In some ways, Angela Merkel is beginning to remind me of Lady Thatcher when she was Prime Minister.

What do you think?