Strongly urge CSU politician on a Euro exit of Greece, now the chancellor speaks a word of power, and warns of cross-shots. Europe is currently in a very crucial stage of fighting the euro crisis, Angela Merkel said on ARD. "Everyone should weigh the very words."Info
Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel called the black-yellow coalition, not the euro debate continues to heat up. "We are currently in a very crucial stage in the fight against the euro debt crisis and so I do think we should all weigh our words," Merkel said on Sunday the ARD "report from Berlin." This move reflected statements of CSU General Secretary Alexander Dobrindt a euro zone without Athens.
DISPLAYDobrindt had before the "Bild am Sonntag" said a withdrawal of Greece from the euro zone, in his view there is no way lead. "I see Greece in 2013 outside the euro zone." In recent weeks, CSU politicians had repeatedly issued the watchword Greece should get out of the currency union. Vice Chancellor Philipp Rösler (FDP) and Union parliamentary leader Volker Kauder (CDU) had declared an exit of Greece from the currency zone if necessary manageable.
On Friday Merkel had assured after talks with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, she wanted to stay in the country of the euro zone. "We have mutual responsibilities in Europe," declared the Chancellor. She recalled the "huge cuts" that could cope with the Greeks currently.
Praise for Samaras
It currently counts every day in the implementation of the agreed savings and reform efforts, the chancellor added. Could fall a decision to continue dealing with Greece yet: "I look at it at the Troika report and then review things," said Merkel. The report of the experts from the European Central Bank ECB, the International Monetary Fund and the European Commission is expected in September or October.
Merkel explicitly praised in the interview the new Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras: "I have the impression that he puts his mind seriously." At the same time, the German leader lamented the unequal distribution of the loads in Greece. "This is unjust, too, that those who have a lot of money, are long gone and have invested their money elsewhere, and the common people have to pay for these things in many places now -.. And this is extremely annoying" Unfortunately, this was during the financial crisis always the case.
The criticism from the ranks of their own party, they will calmly: "That would be a strange People's Party, if there would never be criticism." A People's Party drawing but also the fact that "everybody can not prevail at all times to one hundred percent." As party leader, they see it as their task to bring together the various ideas again and again - "in a way that is good for the country and the people in the country".
DISPLAYThe CDU was recently re-intensified criticism of Merkel's leadership style has become noisy. The head of the CDU / CSU Business Association Josef Schlarmann (CDU), has accused her abzudrängen potential successors, quiet the party with a "wellness program" and stifle fundamental debates. The so-called "Berlin Circle" looks under Merkel's conservative CDU profile neglected. The announced last week published a manifesto of the circle, however, was officially canceled due to scheduling reasons.
On equality for same-sex marriage, Merkel expressed skepticism: "I believe that we are doing well at this point on it, but the law again to be seen." Politically, their conviction is that "it is good that marriage and family are still found something much better." They are constitutionally protected for good reason.
Whether the legal equality of homosexual couples "in a tax must end in full equality of marriage, I'm doubting myself," said the Chancellor. They also know that Karlsruhe asked this question last often defined differently.