Germany's EU Presidency: Merkel had to fix it
The turn of the year marks the end of the German presidency of the EU Council. When Angela Merkel’s government took over in July, it was clear that all previous plans had gone up in smoke and there was only one priority left: dealing with the pandemic. EURACTIV Germany reports. Yet the other challenges did not simply disappear. The post-Brexit trade agreement and the EU budget had to be in place by the end of the year, and the new Commission’s climate and migration policies had to be negotiated. Expectations for Berlin were high. Who, if not Germany – the EU’s economic and political p...
Source: euractiv.com