The Germany-shaped void at Europe’s heart

European Union leaders' summit in Brussels

2024-07-21  957  中等

The story would be just one data point in the EU’s long history of communiqué contretemps if it did not highlight a worrying trend. For if Mr Macron is no coalition-builder, Germany, the EU’s biggest economy and most populous member, is supposed to be different. But where the country once shaped the club’s approach to everything from fiscal policy to Brexit, under Mr Scholz it is punching well below its weight—and irritating its partners.

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