Merkel’s Europe: How her men run Brussels

EurActiv reported on the 25 October 2013 that in Brussels, Germans have shrugged off their postwar reserve and were making no apology for shaping Europe's future, taking key posts in EU institutions and pushing Berlin's trade interests with vigour.

SOI wrote in an article on the 28 October 2013 that in her third term, Chancellor Angela Merkel hoped to shape her legacy - by reforming the European Union and reinvigorating the Continent's economy. Now she had found an unexpected ally in Social Democrat Martin Schulz, but the two have a long road ahead of them.

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ESO: Background information: Merkel: No need to change Europe policy http://www.europeansources.info/record/merkel-no-need-to-change-europe-policy/

Spiegel Online International, 28.10.13: European Reform: Merkel's Surprising New Ally in Brussels http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/angela-merkel-has-a-new-ally-in-brussels-in-social-democrat-martin-schulz-a-930258.html

ESO: Background Information: German elections launch Schulz towards Commission presidency http://www.europeansources.info/record/german-elections-launch-schulz-towards-commission-presidency/

Le Monde, 04.11.13: Politicising the Commission is a risky idea (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/4292061-politicising-commission-risky-idea

Social Europe Journal, 06.11.13: The European Policy Tasks Of The New German Government http://www.social-europe.eu/2013/11/the-european-policy-tasks-of-the-new-german-government/

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