The German business paper refers to a tweet by Gustav Gressel about how the EU rejected the Russia-EU Summit proposal by Macron and Merkel
[…] what stands out is that Merkel was able like no other to bring the European heads of state and government to the table and negotiate with them until a viable solution was found for all
Angela Merkel had the advantage that during her 16 years at the helm, Germany was spared the economic and political upheaval many of its neighbors experienced, making her brokering EU leadership possible, writes Jana Puglierin
Jana Puglierin comments Merkel’s last EU summit as chancellor
Röttgen and Merz have been in favour of a tougher line towards China and are against the participation of the Chinese provider Huawei in the mobile phone network expansion in Germany
Jana Puglierin comments on the different approaches against Russia of CDU party members
Merkel’s position on China will not change in the remaining months of her time as chancellor, so it will be important for the Biden administration to think beyond the current set-up
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