Katinka Barysch
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Katinka Barysch
breakdown clear doubt government skills
There's no doubt we will see a watering down of Merkel's program. When you look at the breakdown of the cabinet, it is clear that she will need a lot of skills to keep this government together.
foreign german lesser mark policy presume standing
I presume it will be someone of a lesser standing (than Schroeder), so the SPD mark on German foreign policy will be weaker.
foreign good investment perception
The perception is that foreign investment is not good for jobs.
balancing europe extent function restore trying within
What Merkel is trying to do is to restore to some extent that balancing function within Europe and between Europe and the U.S..