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The New EU Commission Frustrates Germany

Apr 2, 2015 | 09:31 GMT

The New EU Commission Frustrates Germany
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker at commission headquarters in Brussels on March 4.

(EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)

Summary

Germany and the newly appointed European Commission have different visions for Europe's future, which has caused tension between the two. Though Germany has played a dominant role in crisis talks with Greece, the European Commission is ultimately in charge of supervising European national budgets. Despite German disapproval, the commission will continue being accommodative when it comes to overseeing the budgets of EU heavyweights.

The newly installed European Commission has been reversing many of Germany's fiscal efforts in the bloc. These reversals have created divisions within Germany and may ultimately threaten EU cohesion....

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