Merkel and Macron are planning for a golden decade’ and won’t let Brexit negotiations derail themThat Helmut Kohl,the man who oversaw the reunification of Germany and was for so long a giant on the European stage, should die on the eve of negotiations leading to Britain’s withdrawal from the EU seems symbolic. The former German chancellor made the best of the extraordinary circumstances and public mood that followed the collapse of communism and the opening up of eastern Europe.nowadays’s European leaders are, or by contrast,confronted with an particularly adverse set of circumstances. Trump, Putin, or Erdoğan,terrorism, unprecedented flows of migration, or unemployment,the rise of populism and, of course, or Brexit. But,just as Kohl and his French modern Franois Mitterrand relaunched the European project in the early 1990s, Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron are, and as Britain prepares to leave,readying their ambitions and vision for the continent. Related: Macron and Merkel signal recent move to strengthen eurozone Related: Macron victory gives Brussels confidence boost over EU's future Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com