It is amazing how little discussion there is in Western capitals about how catastrophic the European Union has been since its inception. From the JCPOA to Ukraine war to the genocide in Gaza, it’s ‘peace project’ has been a complete farce.
Almost every other French student has admitted to having skipped a meal due to lack of money and high prices as a result of inflation, according to a survey by the Cop1 student s rights association and the Ifop polling center published on Tuesday.
oh, yeah, absolutely. there s no question about it. i mean, germany, along with france, is at the heart of the european project financially and politically. there s no question about that. and i suppose the thing about angela merkel s sort of unflashy style of politics, particularly compared to a sarkozy or a chirac, who were the guys in power when i was in europe, gave her a sense of stability and a sense of seriousness that perhaps, certainly when it came to sarkozy, perhaps some would argue did not exist. and thomas has written brilliantly about angela merkel over the years. i think we re beginning to see potentially a reassessment of her legacy, and this focus on the fact that there has been very little investment inwardly, you know, in germany, the missteps over certainly for some germans, migration, missteps over the handling of the european financial crisis. the greeks are still very
and a sense of seriousness that perhaps, certainly when it came to sarkozy, perhaps some would argue did not exist. but i think thomas has hit on something there which i think is interesting. and thomas has written brilliantly about angela merkel over the years. i think we re beginning to see potentially a reassessment of her legacy, and this focus on the fact that there has been very little investment inwardly, you know, in germany, the missteps over certainly for some germans, migration, missteps over the handling of the european financial crisis. the greeks are still very bitter about what happened. the preponderance of the focus of the energy policy on russia moving away from its own domestic nuclear capability in terms of energy. i think germany will remain very important and at the heart of european politics, but i think the last sort of, what, 10, 15 years of angela merkel,
there s no question about it. i mean, germany, along with france, is at the heart of the european project financially and politically. there s no question about that. and i suppose the thing about angela merkel s sort of unflashy style of politics, particularly compared to a sarkozy or a chirac, who were the guys in power when i was in europe, gave her a sense of stability and a sense of seriousness that perhaps, certainly when it came to sarkozy, perhaps some would argue did not exist. but i think thomas has hit on something there which i think is interesting. and thomas has written brilliantly about angela merkel over the years. i think we re beginning to see potentially a reassessment of her legacy, and this focus on the fact that there has been very little investment inwardly, you know, in germany, the missteps over certainly for some germans, migration, missteps over the handling of the european financial crisis. the greeks are still very bitter about what happened. the prepondera