And yet she will probably win. Not honouring the will of the people and/or sneering at it is distinctly a part of EU culture. Witness official EU policy on Turkish accession. Wildly in opposition to what most people want; impervious to it all the same.Popular opinion, we do live in democracies here in the EU, like it or not we have to follow the will of the people. Merkel completely ignored all of that when she inserted herself into the role of dictating to the rest of the EU. She does seem to want to look to her legacy with this term alright.
The UK is in favour of Turkey because they are tools of the US and the US want an unstable EU (maybe not this unstable though). Noone else is really serious about their entry from what I can see, they weren't before Erdogan and they sure as hell aren't now. Turkey has gone right down the rabbit hole at this stage, recently parliament was considering a law to pardon pedophiles if they married the victim, only dropped the idea after mass protest. They are a proto-dictatorship at this stage, a step or two behind Russia.And yet she will probably win. Not honouring the will of the people and/or sneering at it is distinctly a part of EU culture. Witness official EU policy on Turkish accession. Wildly in opposition to what most people want; impervious to it all the same.
Merkel thinks she is the European Obama, Obama is gone and Obama was a failure as president. Merkel like Obama has been destructive to her country which is now affecting my country. I despise the EU and all it stands for. The woman should be in jail not running for leader of Germany.Angela Merkel takes on populists as she seeks fourth term in 2017 election
Angela Merkel takes on populists as she seeks fourth term in 2017 election
Its out now, Merkel seeks a fourth term in the 2017 Bundestags elections. Her aim to take on the populists is honourable but I am not sure if she is the right person for the Job, as she polarizes german society over the way she handled the refugee crisis.
Yes, and still an official candidate for entry. The largest grouping in the EU Parliament has Turkish accession (I believe) as official policy also. Yet hardly anybody wants it. How many want EU navies pressed into service as ferries for people smugglers? How many favour the never-ending tide of regulation and expansion of power of the EU? How many are pleased with being unable to deport murderers and jihadists because of ECHR rulings? The disconnect has grown too wide and cannot hold.The UK is in favour of Turkey because they are tools of the US and the US want an unstable EU (maybe not this unstable though). Noone else is really serious about their entry from what I can see, they weren't before Erdogan and they sure as hell aren't now. Turkey has gone right down the rabbit hole at this stage, recently parliament was considering a law to pardon pedophiles if they married the victim, only dropped the idea after mass protest. They are a proto-dictatorship at this stage, a step or two behind Russia.
Populists you say?Merkel tried to be a populist lovey dovey after battering Greece, and with her open door policies look what happened ,she is despised by a good majority of Germans and Half of Europe.Angela Merkel takes on populists as she seeks fourth term in 2017 election
Angela Merkel takes on populists as she seeks fourth term in 2017 election
Its out now, Merkel seeks a fourth term in the 2017 Bundestags elections. Her aim to take on the populists is honourable but I am not sure if she is the right person for the Job, as she polarizes german society over the way she handled the refugee crisis.
Merkel crucifies her European "partners" such as Greece and Ireland but is happy to spend tens of billions of German taxpayer's money on bringing hordes of troublesome Muslims in Europe. Germans are paying taxes so their government can make their country less safe. Merkel is a disgrace.Populists you say?Merkel tried to be a populist lovey dovey after battering Greece, and with her open door policies look what happened ,she is despised by a good majority of Germans and Half of Europe.
Populism explained in a nutshell.I think she means to take on the "volk" and seems to be hitching her "wagen" to a star. Poor woman is off her trolley. She wants TTIP and that 3 hour meal with Obama in Berlin made him queasy and ready to roll into retirement but she doesn't even play golf. Anyway, Obama didn't like the German cabbage in his apfel strudel and had to make a run for his own special plane.