Merkel under pressure at home on fiscal pact

Article discusses the challenges for the German government to get the proposed EU fiscal compact ratified by the German Bundestag and Bundesrat.

The fiscal pact amounts to a profound intrusion into national sovereignty for all the signatories, including Germany, and there are concerns amongst some in Germany to this aspect.

ESO: Background information: EU treaty hopes come under strain http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-treaty-hopes-come-under-strain/

ESO: Background information: Germany fears French threat to EU fiscal pact http://www.europeansources.info/record/germany-fears-french-threat-to-eu-fiscal-pact/

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