As the events since the recent European elections have shown credibility is slowly earned, but very quickly ebbs away. Just ask Angela Merkel.
Securing a female German-elect president of the European Commission should have been a major political victory for Berlin. Wrong.
The collateral damage has been huge, both for those who believe in the Spitzenkandidat process and for those hoping for a coherent German vision for Europe.
Even incoming EU Commission president Ursula vo...
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Already a member? Login hereEoin Drea is senior research officer at the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies.
Eoin Drea is senior research officer at the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies.