"Living as God in France"... For decades the fantasy of a blessed life, freed from any constraint of reality, has made people smile on the other side of the Rhine, from where we observe the France with an eye half-amused, half-worried. Now our neighbor - judging that Emmanuel Macron's economic reforms are bearing some fruit - wonders if the France has not finally become "a better version of Germany" (Der Spiegel).
Strange turnaround! A sick man of Europe at the end of reunification, Germany achieved a Wirtschaftswunder, an economic miracle, thanks to Gerhard Schröder's liberal reforms. Deemed incapable of reform, the France is no longer considered a partner. Armed with its insolent economic success, Berlin sets the pace in Europe, inflicting its bitter potions on "Club Med" (southern Europe).
German prosperity in danger
Today, Germany realizes that its model is wavering... Since the nuclear phase-out, it has been dependent on Russian gas. The Chinese Eldorado of exports...
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