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As negotiations over Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU) creak into motion, the bloc’s most powerful politician is being thrown into a familiar role: trying to bridge divergent interests in her country and across the continent.
After the UK voted to leave the EU, several European politicians, including French President François Hollande, and the heads of the main EU institutions called for swift retribution in the shape of a clean British exit. But German Chancellor Angela Merkel had a different message: Take a deep breath.
Europe must avoid “drawing fast and simple conclusions from the referendum in
After the UK voted to leave the EU, several European politicians, including French President François Hollande, and the heads of the main EU institutions called for swift retribution in the shape of a clean British exit. But German Chancellor Angela Merkel had a different message: Take a deep breath.
Europe must avoid “drawing fast and simple conclusions from the referendum in
