The indispensable European
Angela Merkel faces her most serious political challenge yet. But Europe needs her more than ever
LOOK around Europe, and one leader stands above all the rest: Angela Merkel. In France François Hollande has given up the pretence that his country leads the continent (see Charlemagne). David Cameron, triumphantly re-elected, is turning Britain into little England. Matteo Renzi is preoccupied with Italy’s comatose economy.
This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline “The indispensable European”
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