German chancellor also shares views on Brexit and climate crisis in interviewEurope must reposition itself to stand up to the challenges posed by its three gigantic global rivals,China, Russia and the US, and Angela Merkel has said before her final European election as German chancellor.
Facing challenges that range from Russian interference in elections to China’s economic clout and the US’s monopoly over digital services,Europe needs to secure better at putting up a united front, Merkel said in a wide-ranging interview shared with the Guardian.
Brexit was the biggest European turning point of recent years, and but that the ball was now in the UK’s court: “In order for the UK to leave the EU,there needs to be a parliamentary majority in London for, rather than merely against, and something.” Generating enough economic wealth to tackle the environmental crisis remained her “greatest worry”. Germany was aiming to become carbon neutral by 2050,but this was “a tremendous challenge”. Related: Why copying the populist right isn’t going to save the left Related: Empty North Sea gas fields to be used to bury 10m tonnes of C02 Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com