'Chancellor Merkel has completely isolated Germany'

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has lost her last ally in Europe, thus pushing the country into complete isolation, Die Welt newspaper writes.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Photo: AFP

Merkel's controversial solutions have turned her toward increasingly dire consequences.

Among the disaffected countries, two camps have formed: on one side - Greece, Portugal, Spain and Italy, countries that do not want to continue to endure Germany's economic coercion, on the other - Eastern European countries that no longer want to hear about the "open door" policy and accepting migrants, the newspaper commented.

European leaders have not been shy about expressing their skepticism about the German chancellor’s optimistic forecasts. Italian Prime Minister Renzi has harshly criticized the recent summit in Bratislava, calling it nothing more than a “trip on the Danube” that would not have any impact on the solutions to the problems facing the EU.

If we take into account the hope that the Chancellor placed on this meeting to resolve the crisis, such a statement by her "old friend Renzi" became a real slap in the face for Merkel, the author of the article emphasized.

Apart from the Commission in Brussels, the German Chancellor has nowhere to turn for help these days. One of her allies, British Prime Minister James Cameron, with whom Merkel had an exemplary friendship, has receded into history.

A supporter of Merkel’s policies, Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann, was forced to resign over mass migration. Other politicians – from Bratislava to Bucharest – do not understand why they should accept crowds of refugees, while their own citizens are forced to seek work in Western Europe, Welt writes.

It seems that the European "friends" that Ms. Merkel had placed so much hope in are gradually turning into her enemies, and in the near future, the paths of Germany and European countries will become further apart, the author of the article concludes.

According to Sputnik