Schulz says Merkel has ‘unsettled’ Europe

Bloomberg

German Social Democratic challenger Martin Schulz returned to his European Union roots in a speech to several thousand supporters in Frankfurt, accusing Angela Merkel
of souring relations with EU
allies and being unacceptably vague on plans for euro-area integration.
Speaking on the German financial capital’s Roemerberg square in the shadow of the financial capital’s medieval city hall, the former European Parliament president painted a picture of an imperious German chancellor dictating policy to all the continent aided by her finance minister, Wolfgang Schaeuble.
“Ms. Merkel and Mr. Schaeuble have lost a lot of credit and trust in Europe and have irritated and unsettled many people with their top-down attitude,” Schulz told a crowd of about 4,000 who had showed up in the late-summer heat.
“Now suddenly Europe is a topic for Merkel, suddenly
it’s en vogue again. Still, she won’t tell you where she wants to take Europe — she won’t tell you what her plans are
for Europe.”