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Merkel’s milestone moment
German chancellor writes herself into EU history by embracing common borrowing and European solidarity
PARIS — She did it!
- Paul Taylor
- Politico
n the twilight of her chancellorship, Angela Merkel has secured her place in the pantheon of European statesmanship by agreeing to common EU borrowing to help the…
In so doing, she has jumped over the shadow of tight-fisted German conservatism, faced down the high priests of fiscal and monetary orthodoxy in Frankfurt and Karlsruhe, and…
The German chancellor’s agreement with French President Emmanuel Macron to allow the European Commission…