While the European Union as an institution still walks and speaks, it is becoming more and more an empty shell, with the rift among its member countries regarding war becoming greater by the day. One of these rifts came out yesterday, when the German daily Die Welt leaked that the Social Democracy government partner did not want Italy to be part of a “strategic alliance” with France and Poland, as CDU’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz had proposed. “In an early draft of the coalition agreement, Rome was still part of a strategic EU axis. According to information from Die Welt, the passage was deleted at the insistence of the SPD. CDU representatives speak unofficially of a mistake.”
According to Die Welt, the original wording was: “In the ‘Weimar-plus’ format, other close partners such as the Czech Republic should also be included. As the third largest economy in the EU, Italy is an important partner for us.” The final version, instead, states: “In the Weimar Triangle, we will seek close coordination on all relevant European policy issues in order to act more united in the service of the entire EU. Other close partners should also be included in the ‘Weimar-plus’ format.”
