Germany and France will take a greater role in leading the European Union,
and Europe must take a greater role in leading the world. That would be
one way of summarizing Angela Merkel's speech to the German parliament
on Thursday.
Merkel began her 30-minute address by reporting on the EU summit last weekend and discussing the bloc's prospects as it negotiates the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the union.
Significantly, Merkel spoke of "France and our other partners in the EU." She said that she had specifically talked with French President Emmanuel Macron about a "medium-term plan for deepening the EU and the euro zone." She also added that German and French interests were "connected in the closest possible way."
The German chancellor argued that the EU was recovering from its economic crisis, with all 27 remaining members recording growth and lower unemployment. The UK, Merkel suggested, was no longer at the center of European plans.
"Our priority is to prepare for our own future within the European Union, regardless of the Brexit," Merkel said.
Read more: G20: Angela Merkel sketches vision of France-German led Europe | News | DW | 29.06.2017
Merkel began her 30-minute address by reporting on the EU summit last weekend and discussing the bloc's prospects as it negotiates the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the union.
Significantly, Merkel spoke of "France and our other partners in the EU." She said that she had specifically talked with French President Emmanuel Macron about a "medium-term plan for deepening the EU and the euro zone." She also added that German and French interests were "connected in the closest possible way."
The German chancellor argued that the EU was recovering from its economic crisis, with all 27 remaining members recording growth and lower unemployment. The UK, Merkel suggested, was no longer at the center of European plans.
"Our priority is to prepare for our own future within the European Union, regardless of the Brexit," Merkel said.
Read more: G20: Angela Merkel sketches vision of France-German led Europe | News | DW | 29.06.2017
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