Die Zeit is a renowned German newspaper known for its esteemed authors and its esteemed readership. Its political direction is centrist and social-liberal. Former Chancellor Helmut Schmidt (Social Democrat) is one of the publishers of Die Zeit.
This commentary by Mark Schieritz of Die Zeit is quite noteworthy. Schieritz had been a forceful critic of Merkel's socalled austerity agenda since 2010. In this article he asks: "Do I now have to apologize to Angela Merkel? Together with all the other critics of her austerity agenda who were obviously wrong?"
Schieritz does not give a yes-or-no answer to that question but it is quite surprising that he credits Merkel's austerity agenda for having accomplished something which could not have been accomplished otherwise, in his opinion.
This commentary by Mark Schieritz of Die Zeit is quite noteworthy. Schieritz had been a forceful critic of Merkel's socalled austerity agenda since 2010. In this article he asks: "Do I now have to apologize to Angela Merkel? Together with all the other critics of her austerity agenda who were obviously wrong?"
Schieritz does not give a yes-or-no answer to that question but it is quite surprising that he credits Merkel's austerity agenda for having accomplished something which could not have been accomplished otherwise, in his opinion.
I thought all these years many protested each time a greek dared say that the austerity is Merkel-driven, that Germany is calling the shots, that Berlin is where the decisions are made. Now that a german says it, it's time to celebrate...
ReplyDeleteWell, I think that author Schieritz is coquetting in a manner not adequate to the importance of the subject!
ReplyDeleteI got a more realistic impression from FAZ:
http://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/eurokrise/griechenland/griechenlands-minister-kyriakos-mitsotakis-die-erneuerung-des-personals-dauert-bis-zu-15-jahre-12908974.html?printPagedArticle=true#pageIndex_2
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