Why Europe needs Germany to step up
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. Today, with geopolitical risks growing and Europe’s economy stagnating, we argue that Germany’s failure to lead the EU is becoming a problem.
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