Merkel at the European Union summit in Brussels in June. (Reuters photo: Gonzalo Fuentes)
Douglas Murray, The Spectator: Angela Merkel is on her way out – and so is her vision for the EU
Whatever anyone’s views on the enterprise, there was one question always begging to be asked of the European Union: ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ At an early stage it wasn’t clear to everyone. Then the purpose and direction of travel seemed agreed — under the stewardship of Angela Merkel. She was there to settle disputes, authorise bailouts, offer German help to struggling nations and protect the project as it led to ever-closer union. Whatever else can be said of it, with Merkel at the helm at least the EU appeared to have direction. Not anymore.
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WNU Editor: The above post is a comprehensive article about what went wrong with the “EU Vision”, and what may happen when Angela Merkel is gone. A definite must read.
2 comments:
Britain is on the way out of the EU and taking leadership and dynamism that is sorely lacking on the continent.
Macron's popularity in France is right up there with skanky red wine from America.
Merkel is toxic to her own country men, for darn good reasons.
Italy and Poland challenge EU legitimacy often over national causes.
The EU will survive but not quite thrive. But the charade the European EU members ran against the USA is finished. No more will the USA treat NATO members interests different from EU members economic interests. Trump finished that performance and no future president will tolerate another show. So in the future, EU economic warfare against the US will be counted against the US's participation in NATO.
Hard times ahead for Continental Europe. Good times for Britain and Norway two nations not in the EU but in NATO and occupying vital real estate as far as the USA is concerned.
If Merkel had retired in 2014, Europe would have had a future, but the she refused to leave.
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