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Angela Merkel Takes Place as Europe's Unifier - by Frederick Kempe
Don't miss the most significant story in the noise around this weekend's 50th birthday bash for the European Union in Berlin. Party hostess German Chancellor Angela Merkel has emerged as the West's most influential and promising leader in her second year in office, due to deeply held principles, good timing and no competition.
One can watch how she plays this unique hand this weekend as she tries to script a homily to the EU's past and future, followed by a visit to Washington for an EU-U.S. summit April 30, culminating with the G-8 leadership gathering at the Baltic seaside resort of Heiligendamm, Germany, on June 6-8.
The more important point is a broader one: She has won both European and U.S. confidence in her role as an honest broker who is less interested in her own ego than using Germany's influence to achieve the right outcomes. She established that role shortly after her election by hammering out a difficult EU budget deal between the U.K. and France.
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