Europa behöver en tuff kansler

 I Berlin var politiska journalister övertygade om att Merz skulle göra som han lovat i valrörelsen och bestycka Ukraina med kryssningsmissilen Taurus, med räckvidd att nå Moskva. Men sedan valsegern har sådana löften varken infriats eller upprepats.

Detsamma gäller det bredare tyska vägvalet i säkerhetspolitiken, att stärka Europa för att skapa oberoende gentemot USA, som Merz deklarerade efter valsegern. 

På så sätt sällar sig den franskättade katoliken Merz till sin kollega på andra sidan Rhen, i ambitionen att förverkliga ”europeisk suveränitet” på mellanstatlig grund.

Toppmöte i Berlin - plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose

Samtidigt avvisar Merz fler EU-lån för att finansiera upprustningen. 

Carl-Vincent Reimers SvD 15 augusti 2025

Europa behöver en tuff kansler | SvD Ledare


Münklers tes är mycket enkel: han menar att Tyskland måste bli en ledande makt i Europa, inte för sin egen skull, utan för Europeiska unionens medlemsstaters intressen.

Kravet på ett tyskt ledarskap i Europa låter rimligt, kanske naturligt. Vem annars? 

Olof Bärtås SvD 14 augusti 2025

https://englundmacro.blogspot.com/2025/08/macht-im-umbruch-deutschlands-rolle-in.html






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