Angela Merkel – prima inter pares • Table.Briefings

By Elmar Brok

Elmar Brok was a member of the European Parliament from 1980 to 2019.

The long-time CDU MEP has known Angela Merkel since the spring of 1990 and advised the future German Chancellor on European policy. He explains from his own experience where her authority in the circle of heads of state and government came from – but also how it began to crumble.

In her 16 years as German Chancellor, Angela Merkel has become a defining figure of the EU. Her adoption at the last meeting of the European Council of Heads of State and Government (ER) across all borders has expressed this. The high regard in which she is held is based on her European convictions and her ability to reach compromises and decisions with a high degree of expertise and patience.

Angela Merkel – prima inter pares

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