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'It's up to us': How Merkel and Macron revived EU solidarity

German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds a joint video news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in Berlin, Germany. [Reuters]

It took a courtroom of scarlet-robed judges to spur Angela Merkel to make one of her boldest moves in 15 years as German chancellor: propose huge cash handouts to the European Union’s weaker economies.

Merkel was already worried about the future of the Union after the coronavirus pandemic struck Europe in February, triggering a wave of deaths and crippling lockdowns.

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