A salvo reviews. The statements made Thursday by the German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble, who said that the France would be “glad someone forces Parliament” to reform the country, sparked outrage from the left and the National Front elected.
Michel Sapin, the French finance minister, wanted to dramatize the words of his counterpart, whose diplomacy is not strong. He assured that “France hates being force”. In a “friendly” answer, he said.
In Washington (USA), where the two ministers attending meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, the champion of fiscal discipline had said the previous day that “France would be glad that someone a force Parliament, but it’s difficult, it’s democracy. ” He had previously described the reforms in his “very successful” carried out in Spain under the supervision of the troika.
“The vocabulary of punishment, punishment, coercion is what makes hate Europe, “said Michel Sapin. “The principle (shared by Paris and Berlin, Editor’s note) is that it is the role of the European Commission” to assess the policies pursued at national level, not the Member States to give their views on each other, he said.
“Knowing Wolfgang Schäuble, it was rather a form of encouragement,” said Michel Sapin on joking. The German minister, a supporter of budgetary rigor, is known for his sometimes very steep.
His comments “unacceptable” for the Socialists
Jean-Christophe Cambadélis, the boss of the Socialists, was outraged on Twitter:
The socialist president of the National Assembly, Claude Bartolone also considers the declaration of unacceptable German minister .
Mélenchon denounced “the German arrogance”
Jean-Luc Mélenchon, MEP of the Left Party, has estimated its side as Wolfgang Schäuble had to “apologize to the French people” in a statement posted on Twitter.
About Schäuble “illustrate the new German arrogance at a time when it dominates Europe that puts the scalpel,” added Mélenchon adding that the Minister Merkel “encouraged by the whining French ministers who complained to him of their own countrymen.” If he “welcomes” Jean-Christophe Cambadélis for his reaction, said the leader of the Left Party expect “Daniel Cohn Bendit, who had insulted [his] previous denunciations of the new German arrogance, it takes the defense of France where he was (European) MP and he asks the identity card. ” And continue on Twitter:
The FN demand an apology to Angela Merkel
Deputy Chairman of the National Front Florian Philippot believes his side as the statements of Wolfgang Schäuble “seriously undermine the honor of our country.”
For the FN, the government “should immediately summon the German ambassador in Paris and demand an official apology Merkel in person, in front of what appears to be an intolerable act of hostility.”
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