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Eurointelligence – The CDU/CSU is in open revolt against Merkel
“Pwe really think that the Greeks and Italians will continue in the established tradition of negotiating bad deals that are unfavorable to them?”
Of Saint Simon - June 16, 2018
There is a government crisis in Germany, due to the conflict between Interior Minister Horst Seehofer, president of the Bavarian Catholic Democratic Party CSU, and Chancellor Angela Merkel. The object of the conflict is immigration policy: Seehofer, in view of the October elections in Bavaria - the southern border of Germany on which the Mediterranean and Balkan routes converge - he would like the total rejection of refugees already registered in other EU countries at the borders; Merkel is seeking a softer approach so as not to exacerbate tensions in the European countries on the external border, and now it finds itself in the difficult position of depending on bilateral agreements with the Italians and Greeks for its political survival. He will probably try to offer large concessions in exchange, but in any case it would only postpone the showdown: Immigration continues to be the potential explosion of the shaky European balance. And Eurointelligence.
of the editorial team, Thursday 14 June 2018. Read More