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Towards a post-German Europe
Beyond the exceptional circumstances of the crisis, Europe cannot continue to be run from a single power centre. Much of the point of European integration has always been about creating a balance between the member states – constrain the strongest and empower the weakest. Given its status as the largest advanced economy with a top credit rating, the crisis has naturally elevated Germany to the position of the dominant power in Europe. This has led to massive resistance, also beyond the troubled countries of the European South. The foreign minister of neighbouring Luxembourg has cried out that „Germany does not have the right to decide the economic model for other states“. Read more...
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Commentary for Policy Network’s “Europe in Search of a New Settlement”
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