Germany’s outgoing chancellor Angela Merkel would be the preferred choice for a hypothetical ‘president of Europe’, compared with French President Macron
New ECFR study quoted in the Financial Times
Media mentions – Jana Puglierin
According to a poll carried out in twelve EU member states, the Chancellor, who is about to step down from power, has succeeded in establishing Germany as a reliable partner
Le Monde presents ECFR’s latest study on what European citizens expect from post-election Germany
Germans should perhaps cast aside their doubts about Germany’s leadership qualities
Germany’s glory is fading as many Europeans believe, according to the ECFR study
The biggest challenge […] will be to convince Germans that the way their country works with the EU needs to be fundamentally changed
Jana Puglierin on the challenges post-Merkel Germany faces
The Social Democrats started the whole Nord Stream project and of course they want to cross the finish line. In their relations with Russia, they have always emphasized dialogue rather than deterrence
An increase in the leading role of the Social Democrats in security and defense policy could lead to a less militarily contributing Germany and more talk of dialogue with Russia, predicts Jana Puglierin
Europe needs to think hard about the future of crisis management in its neighbourhood
Jana Puglierin speaks in this interview about the lessons learnt from Afghanistan
Merkel was never ambitious about EU matters as, for example, French President Macron is. Her mastery was to find the least possible change that was just enough to solve a problem. Not more
Jana Puglierin comments on Merkel’s EU policy
It showed, basically, how dependent we really are, because then it was immediately clear that we needed to follow the American withdrawal, and withdraw, as well
Jana Puglierin looks at the hard truths that the American withdrawal from Afghanistan has revealed for Europe
At the European level, the Chancellor was exposed to conflicting interests and expectations, and Berlin often faced a dilemma
The end of the Merkel era will unleash new dynamics at the EU level. The next federal government must strive for radical solutions and act quickly
The Afghan situation has strongly shown Europeans how much they depend on US military capabilities
The comment by Jana Puglierin on what emerged from the Afghan crisis about European security and defense