*Europe’s celebrated ‘leader of the free world’ dealt with most problems by sweeping them under the rug.*
Wait. There’s actually reasonable people that don’t think this!?
She slaved her country to China and Russia and dragged the EU with it.
A fine stratege!
One of the worst chancellors
Mark my words: Her most vocal critics will be the first to miss her given that the incoming government is much more hands-on and hawkish.
>Despite clear evidence in the years leading up to the introduction of the euro that Greece was unprepared to join the currency union, Germany, under Helmut Kohl, insisted it do so, and looked the other way as Athens cooked the books.
That much isn’t something that Merkel did, though — given that the article is specifically dealing with identifying things that can be chalked up to Merkel herself, the fact that Kohl was involved really shouldn’t be something she catches flak over. Pre-Merkel should be treated as a black box if you’re talking about Merkel-the-Chancellor.
This article is absolutely spot on. It’s amazing.
The true scale of bad political choices will only be revealed decades into the future.
As a citizen of Greece, it was truly heartbreaking seeing my father (a true example of a citizen) lose his job, and not be able to provide for his family.
Eventually he had to go to Germany in search of a job. He was 50 and did not speak the language. (nor did he speak English)
I don’t care if Greece’s governments and their European counterparts were corrupt or just incompetent, but the fact that things like that get covered up is shameful.
It also shows me how much more room we have for improvement.
I’m not optimistic about the future.
The writer of this opinion piece has never had to deliver anything in his life let alone held a position of responsibility.
I know this by reading the article. It is a typical piece of drivel from somebody who has a vastly over inflated opinion of themselves and their opinions.
German voters should’ve been a bit more ambitious, especially after the financial crisis
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*Europe’s celebrated ‘leader of the free world’ dealt with most problems by sweeping them under the rug.*
Wait. There’s actually reasonable people that don’t think this!?
She slaved her country to China and Russia and dragged the EU with it.
A fine stratege!
One of the worst chancellors
Mark my words: Her most vocal critics will be the first to miss her given that the incoming government is much more hands-on and hawkish.
>Despite clear evidence in the years leading up to the introduction of the euro that Greece was unprepared to join the currency union, Germany, under Helmut Kohl, insisted it do so, and looked the other way as Athens cooked the books.
That much isn’t something that Merkel did, though — given that the article is specifically dealing with identifying things that can be chalked up to Merkel herself, the fact that Kohl was involved really shouldn’t be something she catches flak over. Pre-Merkel should be treated as a black box if you’re talking about Merkel-the-Chancellor.
This article is absolutely spot on. It’s amazing.
The true scale of bad political choices will only be revealed decades into the future.
As a citizen of Greece, it was truly heartbreaking seeing my father (a true example of a citizen) lose his job, and not be able to provide for his family.
Eventually he had to go to Germany in search of a job. He was 50 and did not speak the language. (nor did he speak English)
I don’t care if Greece’s governments and their European counterparts were corrupt or just incompetent, but the fact that things like that get covered up is shameful.
It also shows me how much more room we have for improvement.
I’m not optimistic about the future.
The writer of this opinion piece has never had to deliver anything in his life let alone held a position of responsibility.
I know this by reading the article. It is a typical piece of drivel from somebody who has a vastly over inflated opinion of themselves and their opinions.
German voters should’ve been a bit more ambitious, especially after the financial crisis