Angela Bismarck Thatcher
In the German media, references to Margaret Thatcher and Otto von Bismarck abound, with Angela Merkel hailed as an Iron Lady, even an Iron Chancellor. But neither Thatcher nor Bismarck was ever a role model for Germany’s European policy, and for good reason: neither thought much, if anything, of European integration.
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BERLIN – The European Union’s recent summit has brought about a typically European compromise on the Greek financial crisis, one that avoids the term “solution” and hides behind the idea of a “mechanism.” Whether it works will be seen in April, when Greece will have to refinance its debt once more.