Bloomberg View, (2017), “What Germany Wants Isn’t What Europe Needs”, 19 September
If polls are correct, Angela Merkel is on track to win a record fourth term as German chancellor on Sept. 24. The temptation, after such a long run of electoral success, is to keep the formula unchanged and carry on giving the voters what they want. The trouble is, what makes sense for Germany and its people isn’t quite what’s needed by the European Union as a whole.
Relevant Posts
- Bongardt, Annette, Codogno, Lorenzo, Torres, Francisco, (2017), «Germany’s election: Behind consensus politics lie conflicting ideas of Europe», LSE EUROPP, 7 September
- Fuest, Clemens, (2017), «The Politics of Germany’s External Surplus», Project Syndicate, 17 July