Merkel Tells Beer Tent Rally Europe Must Plot Its Own Course
- German leader fresh off difficult G-7 plunges into campaign
- Merkel in quest for fourth term shores up Bavarian support
Merkel Signals Shift in U.S.-Europe Relations
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Europe must plot its own course in an increasingly unreliable world order as she plunged back onto the campaign trail 17 weeks ahead of national elections.
Fresh from a Group of Seven summit marked by a recalcitrant U.S. President Donald Trump, Merkel on Sunday sought to shore up support in her bid for a fourth term, speaking in a Bavarian beer tent to supporters of her Christian Social Union sister party, which has been hostile to her refugee policy.