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Germany loses EU sway as Eastern Europe turns away over Russia
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| Contributor | WA Indy |
| Last Edited | WA Indy May 31, 2022 10:21pm |
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| Category | News |
| Author | DAVID M. HERSZENHORN, JACOPO BARIGAZZI, BARBARA MOENS AND HANS VON DER BURCHARD |
| News Date | Wednesday, June 1, 2022 04:20:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Ostpolitik is now Lostpolitik.
For years, Germany was the undisputed leader of a bloc within a bloc — the voice and muscle of Central and Eastern European nations in the EU who looked to Berlin for patronage, guidance, and, at times, explicit instructions. Often, when Brussels needed to twist arms, it was Germany that cajoled Poland, Hungary or others to get with the program.
But a series of recent developments has eroded Berlin’s authority and influence in Central and Eastern Europe and, crucially, among leaders around the European Council’s summit table. These include the retirement late last year of long-time Chancellor Angela Merkel, the formation of a more complex three-party governing coalition in Berlin, and especially a litany of policy missteps and inconsistent messaging related to Russia policy and the war in Ukraine. |
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