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via Schäuble Pushed for a Grexit and Backed Merkel into a Corner – SPIEGEL ONLINE.

It seems that Schauble backed Merkel into a corner, forcing her to act – the outcome with strong pressure from France was not what Schauble had wanted – also no doubt Merkel had regrets at the use of naked power.

Has Merkel signaled the end of German soft-power?

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