Merkel defends the opening of the border: Do not reveal Sunday speeches

Merkel defends the opening of the border: Do not reveal Sunday speeches

What a wave of emotions unleashes Germany's former Chancellor Angela Merkel! With an iron expression, she defends her controversial decision to keep the German borders open during the 2015 migration crisis. "Placing water cannons on the German border would not have been a solution," emphasized Merkel with urgent words. "Otherwise I would have denied Europe's credibility and human dignity." Such massive statements do not come without any reverberation - especially with the CDU, which currently demands the rejections at the border, for which Merkel does not show any support. In her opinion, it is an illusion to believe that everything will be good through border closures.

dramatic revelations also offers Merkel's autobiography, which will be presented in Berlin next week. Personal insights are inevitable! In 2015, when refugees flocked to Europe, in her memories of the desperate rush to the West German Embassy in Prague. Your advance for a friendly handling of migrants, such as selfies, still ensures explosive today. "Nobody leaves home for a photo," explained the experienced politician, who also sees a "bring -up" of the Germans towards immigrants. Without a minimum level of interest in foreign cultures, she warns, integration is doomed to fail.

Merkel defies the storm: energy policy in the focus

The Nord Stream 2-Pipeline defends Merkel with unshakable determination, even despite Russian my fighterness in Crimea. The former Chancellor decidedly stated that she has always strived to secure cheap gas for the German economy. Did Germany pay the price for peace with energy prices? Merkel doesn't believe! No gas had flowed through the pipeline, and yet money spills from other countries in Putin's war coffers. A departure from Russia would have found neither political nor economic support, she emphasizes clearly.

a tight victory: Trump in Merkel's focus

A critical look at the international stage: Donald Trump's taking office as US president fulfilled her with "grief". A world who knows the winner and loser alone? This worldview didn't fit her. Merkel's encounters with Trump describes it as an incessant competition - emotion against objectivity. In her memoirs, which appear in 30 countries, Merkel reflects the time with Trump as a challenge for multilateralism. Who is the winner at the end? This enthusiasm of Angela Merkel to disclose her thoughts indicates a captivating reading tour!