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June 9, 2012

Playing Chicken Until the Germans Lose

Jan Fleischhauer, Der Spiegel

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For Germany, being part of the European Union has always included an element of blackmail. France has been playing this card from the beginning, but now the Spanish and the Greeks have mastered the game. They're banking on Berlin losing its nerve.

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