Katinka Barysch
Katinka Barysch
country defend national pressure
I don't think so. Every country is under pressure to defend their national interest.
bit looks train
Belarus looks like being a bit of a train crash.
china cooperation europeans fact gained good lack maintain moment past russia russians ties
But for the Europeans, it is also important to maintain their good ties with the Russians and the Chinese. The cooperation or the lack of obstruction you see from Russia and China at the moment is from the fact that the Europeans gained credibility in the past by going down the negotiations path.
battle call employment flexible french model social versus
It is a proxy battle for a more flexible employment model versus what the French like to call a social model for Europe.
episode fight members message willing
That episode reinforces the message that, yes, now we have 10 new members who are willing to fight for their interests.
balancing europe extent function restore trying within
What Merkel is trying to do is to restore to some extent that balancing function within Europe and between Europe and the U.S..
foreign good investment perception
The perception is that foreign investment is not good for jobs.
cannot clear deal eu europe exclude germany member needs poles polish reach saying seems several states view
The Polish view seems to be a contingency view. If the EU cannot reach a deal with Russia, then the Poles seems to be saying Europe needs alternative plans. But it is clear several member states will not want to exclude Russia. Germany has already made that clear to Poland.
clearly control economic growing impact output policy quite seems state trends
I would look at economic policy trends here -- quite clearly growing state control seems to have some kind of impact on output development.
against embarrass french
Merkel is against French protectionism, but she will not do anything to embarrass the French.
foreign german mark policy
The SPD mark on German foreign policy will be weaker.
foreign german lesser mark policy presume standing
I presume it will be someone of a lesser standing (than Schroeder), so the SPD mark on German foreign policy will be weaker.
cause deadline head lift ships turkey worried
I'm worried about Turkey because there's a deadline for them to lift restrictions on Cypriot ships going into their ports. This will come to a head and cause an incident.
access countries given major nasty standards
By the standards of oil-producing countries, Russia's not a particularly nasty place, given that access in other major countries is even more restricted.