Germany: A lonely path / Merkel insists on two-speed Europe

Major analysis feature. German Chancellor Merkel seems to be protecting her back against a eurosceptic backlash.

Separately, Mrs Merkel said on the 7 June 2012 that a core group of states needed to press on with European integration to fight the eurozone crisis, a rebuke to David Cameron, UK prime minister, who called for more short-term crisis measures prio and during his visit to Berlin.

BBC News, 7.6.12: Germany's Chancellor Merkel urges EU political union http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18350977

EUObserver, 7.6.12: Merkel speaks out for two-speed Europe http://euobserver.com/843/116529

Spiegel Online International, 7.6.12: Merkel Lowers Expectations for Quick Euro Fix http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/merkel-lowers-expectations-ahead-of-european-union-summit-a-837544.html

Financial Times Deutschland / Le Figaro, 8.6.12: Political union: easier said than done (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/press-review/2142581-political-union-easier-said-done

ESO: Background information: Angela's new partner http://www.europeansources.info/record/charlemagne-angelas-new-partner/

Deutsche Welle, 8.6.12: Opinion: Merkel's only option is more Europe http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,16010745,00.html

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