Former chancellor
“Pulverized” without cohesion: Merkel warns of the decay of Europe
Angela Merkel warns of the fragmentation of Europe and supports higher defense spending. It also expresses concern about the political center and the strengthening of the AfD.
The former Chancellor Angela Merkel has asked Europe to cohesion in the face of current political challenges. “It is really about Germany and Europe these days,” said the CDU politician in an interview with the editor-in-chief of the Rheinische Post, Moritz Döbler, in Düsseldorf.
Everyone in Europe feels that if you do not stick together – you will be “powdered”. Therefore, she believes the increases of defense spending planned by the Union and the SPD.
On the subject of migration, Merkel said: “This remains a European task that can only be addressed in consultation with neighboring countries.”
Merkel also commented on the outcome of the Bundestag election on February 23. “Of course I am pleased that my party won.” But she also said: “Of course I would have liked the AfD not as strong as it is.”
Angela Merkel: “It has to get everyone”
The political center was weakened, “it has to get everyone and I am concerned,” said the former Chancellor. This is also why she keeps your fingers crossed for the current negotiations for the formation of a new government. The traffic light government has caused a lot of annoyance among the population in recent years.
Merkel also commented on US President Donald Trump. She believes that for him is the way with which Russia’s President Vladimir Putin can rule through as an individual.
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Angela Merkel was born on July 17, 1954 as Angela Dorothea Kasner in Hamburg. From November 22, 2005 to December 8, 2021, she was Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. She was the first woman, the first after the founding of the Federal Republic and the only person in the GDR socialized person in this office.
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Merkel was the first Chancellor of German History from 2005 to 2021. In December 2021 it was replaced by Olaf Scholz (SPD).
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