Affinity without purpose: Britain and Germany in the EU

+ The leaders of the largest and third-largest economies of the EU-28 do not share much common ambition

+ Cameron sees the EU as a problem, while [Merkel] sees it as a solution

+ If being a world apart on the fundamentals was all that stood in the way of cooperation between London and Berlin, there would be less to worry about

ESO: Background information: Cameron pins EU reform hopes on Merkel http://www.europeansources.info/record/cameron-pins-eu-reform-hopes-on-merkel/

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