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Angela Merkel: Germany to take on greater global responsibility
bbc.com ^ | December 31, 2018 | BBC

Posted on 12/31/2018 12:34:22 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper

In 2019 Germany will assume greater international responsibility and must stand up for its convictions, Angela Merkel has vowed in an annual address.

The chancellor said old certainties about international cooperation had "come under pressure", alluding to strained US-German relations. This year, President Donald Trump and the chancellor have clashed on German domestic and foreign policy issues.

Mrs Merkel's New Year's speech will be broadcast in full later on Monday.

Over the past year, Chancellor Merkel has been a leading defender of multilateralism, in contrast to Mr Trump's America First foreign policy. "In our own interest, we must take on more responsibility," the German leader said, warning that global problems like climate change, migration and terrorism cannot be solved alone.

By taking up a temporary seat on the UN Security Council in 2019 and 2020, Germany would push for "global solutions", Ms Merkel said.

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1 posted on 12/31/2018 12:34:22 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

“In our own interest, we must take on more responsibility,” the German leader said, warning that global problems like climate change, migration and terrorism cannot be solved alone.
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Jeez, let’s see.

1). She wants to “solve” the non-existent problem of climate change caused by man.

2). She wants to solve the migration problem, a problem for which she is one of the people who actions vastly accelerated and magnified.

and

3). Her solution for terrorism in her own country is to invite thousands of terrorists in. Smart woman?


2 posted on 12/31/2018 12:49:45 AM PST by House Atreides (Boycott the NFL 100% — PERMANENTLY)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

IOW. take more migrants in


3 posted on 12/31/2018 1:02:12 AM PST by Nifster (II see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Berlin_Freeper


Angela Merkel: Germany to take on greater global responsibility

maybe she can teach the world to dance.     you know what I mean.


4 posted on 12/31/2018 1:04:23 AM PST by 867V309 (Lock Her Up)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

I guess she’s done wrecking her own country. Time to wreck the rest of the world. The world really doesn’t need Germany. They’re always going around starting shit.


5 posted on 12/31/2018 1:18:27 AM PST by mindburglar (Don't bother. I don't debate.)
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To: mindburglar

Germany currently enjoys record employment and is paying down the national debt.


6 posted on 12/31/2018 1:21:10 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

A German wants to create a pan-European military and assume more “global responsibility.” And the liberals love it. Just like last time.


7 posted on 12/31/2018 1:24:49 AM PST by dangus ("The floor of Hell is paved with the skulls of bishops" -- St. Athanasius)
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To: House Atreides

4) Yesterday, Ms ‘Stasi’ Muggles called for the elimination of national boarders everywhere.


8 posted on 12/31/2018 1:28:46 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

I guess the 2mm 58 IQ inbreds they brought in are all working and paying taxes...Or maybe they just aren’t counting them.


9 posted on 12/31/2018 1:29:51 AM PST by mindburglar (Don't bother. I don't debate.)
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To: mindburglar

https://qz.com/1364947/more-than-300000-refugees-have-now-found-jobs-in-germany/


10 posted on 12/31/2018 1:34:02 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Oh. It’s New Years Eve.
I better go shop.

HAppy New Year Everyone from Berlin!


11 posted on 12/31/2018 1:36:19 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Sounds like she’s looking to be Queen of the EU once again.....good luck on that!


12 posted on 12/31/2018 1:36:43 AM PST by caww
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Germany currently enjoys record employment and is paying down the national debt.

seriously?

under the US defense umbrella ever since we beat he crap out of them, to the tune of trillions of dollars?

given merkels hideous anti-populist pro-moslem stance, I think I'd shut up if I were you.


13 posted on 12/31/2018 1:36:56 AM PST by 867V309 (Lock Her Up)
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First of all even if you believe the number is 1.2mm then only 25% of this trash is employed.

2nd of all, https://voiceofeurope.com/2018/11/migrant-joke-about-working-germans-and-migrant-benefits-goes-viral/


14 posted on 12/31/2018 1:39:13 AM PST by mindburglar (Don't bother. I don't debate.)
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To: 867V309

And why the hell are people demanding we keep troops in Syria when two million military aged men from there are running around Europe raping the locals?

Send them back to fight what’s left of ISIS.


15 posted on 12/31/2018 1:45:22 AM PST by mindburglar (Don't bother. I don't debate.)
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To: 867V309

Not ranting at you, just following up on your statement.


16 posted on 12/31/2018 1:46:17 AM PST by mindburglar (Don't bother. I don't debate.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Then let them pay for their own defense finally. We need to pull out of Germany and reposition our forces in Poland. If Germany has such a great economy they don’t need our help.


17 posted on 12/31/2018 1:47:23 AM PST by datura
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To: Berlin_Freeper

....”Germany currently ‘enjoys’ record employment and is paying down the national debt”....

Well then they shouldn’t have any problem increasing their 1% with NATO they vowed to increase to meet their 2% of GDP agreed upon years ago, right?


18 posted on 12/31/2018 1:49:35 AM PST by caww
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Well, by example she has accomplished nothing but ruin. The new norm is to lower expectations on the tab of the public treasury, and declare a job well done.


19 posted on 12/31/2018 1:49:51 AM PST by blackdog
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Not ranting at you, just following up on your statement.

I understand.

and it's good to know berlin freeper is a pro moslim pro merkel anti nationalist new world order GLOBALIST.      well hidden, at least from me, for a long time.        the audicity to call himself a Freeper!


20 posted on 12/31/2018 1:54:30 AM PST by 867V309 (Lock Her Up)
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