Merkel’s Bavarian Allies Turn Critics on Anti-Crisis Measures
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Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Bavarian allies moved to the front line of German criticism of crisis-fighting efforts, berating Greece, Italy and the European Central Bank in a broadside aimed at measures that Merkel backs.
Members of the Christian Social Union, sister party to Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union, called for Greece to be “cut free” from the euro, accused Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti of seeking to access German taxpayers’ money and branded ECB President Mario Draghi’s bond-buying plans a “violation” of the central bank’s rules.