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Everyone take a deep breath: suggestions Merkel ready to accept Brexit following free movement row are wide of the mark

November 3, 2014

Der Spiegel reports that German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned David Cameron at last month’s EU summit that she would no longer try to keep the UK in the EU if Cameron sought to impose quotas or a cap on workers from other EU countries, as opposed t…

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access to benefits, Anglo-German relations, britain in europe, Cameron, EU free movement, EU reform, immigration, Merkel

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Is Cameron the greatest pro-European of all EU heads of state and government?

June 30, 2014

As we’ve noted, the Juncker-hangover is already taking hold in parts of the German commentariat. In a hard-hitting piece, Lisa Nienhaus, the Economics Editor of Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung argues that the EU “needs more Cameron, not les…

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angela merkel, anglo-german axis, Anglo-German relations, david cameron, European Council, european parliament, german media, Jean-Claude Juncker

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If you force 26 EU countries to choose between Berlin and London. 26 will choose Berlin.

June 25, 2014

The knife in the battle over the next Commission President has just been twisted a little deeper into David Cameron’s side.Both Swedish PM Fredrik Reinfeldt and Dutch PM Mark Rutte today announced that they will not seek to block Jean-Claude Juncker fo…

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angela merkel, Anglo-German relations, European Parliament elections, Fredrik Reinfeldt, Jean-Claude Juncker, mark rutte

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You can’t accuse Cameron of lacking principles while blaming him for taking a principled stand

June 18, 2014

There’s something quite ironic going on in all this Cameron-bashing over Juncker. The charge against Cameron in Europe (and also at home) is often that he lacks principles. That he’s pushed around by backbenchers or pursues narrow tactical personal or …

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Anglo-German relations, britain in europe, Cameron, Cameron. Anglo-German axis, Merkel, spitzenkandidaten

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Anti-euro Alternative für Deutschland now likely to join Tories’ European Parliament group – what will it mean for Anglo-German relations?

June 11, 2014

Relations between Berlin and London are potentially about to become a lot more complicated.The Tories raised some eyebrows last week when they allowed the Finns Party and Danish People’s Party – two parties with controversial histories, but who, ac…

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AFD, Anglo-German relations, Cameron, ECR, EU reform, European Conservatives and Reformists, european parliament, European Parliament elections, Farage, Lucke, Merkel, TTIP, UKIP

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What happens when four EU leaders get into a rowing boat?

June 9, 2014

Swedish PM Fredrik Reinfeldt is today hosting David Cameron, Angela Merkel and Dutch PM Mark Rutte, in Harpsund, Sweden – a recreational estate for Swedish PMs throughout the years. The summit apparently features a trip on the “Harpsundsekan” – a worry…

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2014-2020 MFF, angela merkel, Anglo-German relations, Cameron, EU reform, juncker, mark rutte, Netherlands, reinfeldt, Sweden

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German media turn on Cameron over Juncker – but what are they arguing for?

June 4, 2014

We pointed out on Friday that a powerful coalition between media and politicians was forming in Germany in support of Jean-Claude Juncker becoming the next Commission President and the Spitzenkandidaten experiment more generally. More worryingly for Ca…

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Anglo-German relations, Bild Zeitung, britain in europe, Cameron, democracy, Die Welt, juncker, Martin Schulz, spitzenkandidaten

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Anglo-German partnership on EU reform could prove crucial at the negotiating table

April 9, 2014

Die Welt’s Economic Editor Tobias Kaiser has an opinion piece in today’s paper entitled entitled “Stay with us, Brits”, in which he argues that:“Berlin needs London as a partner in the fight for fiscal reason [in the EU].” Kaiser highlight…

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angela merkel, anglo-german axis, Anglo-German relations, britain in europe, fiscal discipline, France, Francois Hollande, George Osborne, schauble, services liberalisation, single market safeguards

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