On Germany After Merkel: EU Illiberalism

Angela Merkel tried her best to impose the Teutonic virtues of frugality and hard work on the Greeks, without much success. She showed less enthusiasm for enforcing EU rules regarding liberal democracy on the Hungarians and Poles, and the results speak for themselves. Will her successors handle the issue differently?

Probably. The three coalition parties are going to have limited patience with countries which use German tax money to impose reactionary values. Once again, I think you will see more idealism and less raw pragmatism from the new regime. The unity of the EU will consequently be at greater risk than before.