Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Brexit: German Chancellor Angela Merkel Treads a Careful Political Line


Conciliatory, even eager to meet the demands of British Prime Minister David Cameron. Since the beginning German Chancellor Angela Merkel supported his wish for a European agreement on measures to prevent theUnited Kingdom leaving the EU.
But the German Chancellor has not commented directly on her thoughts on the referendum which will decide if the UK remains in Europe.
But she has indicated her preferences on the subject on several occasions.
“Everybody speaks from their own perspective. I say it from my perspective: we want an economically strong and prosperous Britain in the European Union. The decision belongs to the citizens of Great Britain,” was one view she gave and at the end of May again spoke of her wishes while adding a caveat. 
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Source: euronews.

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