The coronavirus crisis, which comes in the 15th and final full year of Merkel’s stint at the top of German politics, has not just led to a remarkable upswing for her personal approval ratings, but also an extraordinary pivot away from her conservative party’s deeply ingrained fiscal restraint.
On 18 May, Merkel surprised even party colleagues in her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) by teaming up with Emmanuel Macron to*push for a European recovery fund*worth €500bn (£448bn).
In front of journalists from the Europa group of newspapers, Merkel said*Germany*was right to be prepared for “an extraordinary act of solidarity”.
“In a crisis of this magnitude, each and every one of us is expected to do what needs to be done. What needs to be done in this case is something extraordinary. Germany had a low debt ratio and can afford, in this extraordinary situation, to take on some more debt. It is also very important to us to keep the programme within the bounds of the European treaties. We have found a way to do that.”

They always lie before they throw you under a bus.

Look out for phrases like "more europe" and "further political integration". They're dead give aways for when your countrys going to be used as financial fodder to pay for Italy and Spain

They'll come back for more soon enough.

But until then germany pays the major share of the money, so we'll await future developments.

There you are scrounging off germany but refusing to use any of your money to help the poor nations like italy

Not much solidarity here....

Germany and italy have an axis of old.....

Look what happened there

Free movement came to an end by the iron curtain.

Hi

Brexit is important.

We are a Democracy and we voted for it.

There is a rational discussion to be had about the Consequences for both the UK and EU.

Stupid personal insults do not add to this discussion.

It is going to Financially impact both the EU and the UK.

That was our choice.

In the EU this discussion in 2018 (!) resulted in the number of customs officers greatly increased. There are projections on the financial and economical effects on EU members.
In the UK all that is done away with under the term project fear. As a people you are always bickering among each other. Only under an outer threat you come together. Let's hope the brexit consequences have that effect. Alas, the covid threat didn't work out that way.