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German Angst - Does Merkel have a Plan B? - There’s no end in sight to Germany’s refugee crisis with between three and four thousand new migrants arriving in the country every day. 60 per cent of Germans now believe Chancellor Merkel no longer has the situation under control.
The New Year’s Eve attacks in Cologne have triggered a bitter public debate.
Send them home, say some. Others want Germany’s borders closed.
Angela Merkel is under massive pressure.
Can she survive the biggest test of her career? And does she have a Plan B?
Tell us what you think: quadriga(at)dw.com
Our guests:
Judy Dempsey currently works as a Senior Associate at Carnegie Europe and editor-in-chief of Strategic Europe. She says: “For the first time since becoming Chancellor in 2005, Merkel has a plan. It is to rescue Europe from falling apart. The problem and paradox is that it is a plan without support from the other EU member states.”
Alan Posener is an Anglo-German author and regular commentator for the Berlin based newspaper “Die Welt”. He thinks: “Merkel never had a plan. Not for the Euro crisis, not for the refugee crisis. Not for dealing with populism in Germany and across Europe.”
Erik Kirschbaum has worked for Reuters and is currently a correspondent for the Los Angeles Times in Berlin. He says: “Usually Angela Merkel has things figured out with the end result in mind. This time she doesn't seem to have had an end in mind and that could cost her and her conservative party dearly this year.”
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By DW.COM | Deutsche WelleGerman Angst - Does Merkel have a Plan B? - There’s no end in sight to Germany’s refugee crisis with between three and four thousand new migrants arriving in the country every day. 60 per cent of Germans now believe Chancellor Merkel no longer has the situation under control.
The New Year’s Eve attacks in Cologne have triggered a bitter public debate.
Send them home, say some. Others want Germany’s borders closed.
Angela Merkel is under massive pressure.
Can she survive the biggest test of her career? And does she have a Plan B?
Tell us what you think: quadriga(at)dw.com
Our guests:
Judy Dempsey currently works as a Senior Associate at Carnegie Europe and editor-in-chief of Strategic Europe. She says: “For the first time since becoming Chancellor in 2005, Merkel has a plan. It is to rescue Europe from falling apart. The problem and paradox is that it is a plan without support from the other EU member states.”
Alan Posener is an Anglo-German author and regular commentator for the Berlin based newspaper “Die Welt”. He thinks: “Merkel never had a plan. Not for the Euro crisis, not for the refugee crisis. Not for dealing with populism in Germany and across Europe.”
Erik Kirschbaum has worked for Reuters and is currently a correspondent for the Los Angeles Times in Berlin. He says: “Usually Angela Merkel has things figured out with the end result in mind. This time she doesn't seem to have had an end in mind and that could cost her and her conservative party dearly this year.”