Ouch! A big slap in the face for DC there.

  • UK doesn’t have to prove its European commitment
  • Keeping UK in EU at any price is not on the agenda
  • EU needs to show it can keep going forward
  • EU faces stiff competition from the US and emerging countries
  • Europe integration secured peace after WWII
  • London innovation signals UK-German friendship
  • UK is an anchor of transatlantic ties (Don’t anchors usually end up at the bottom of the sea?)
  • Europe must be open to political reforms
  • Debt crisis shows Europe prosperity not guaranteed
  • EU standing up for rule of law-freedom in Ukraine
  • EU’s role includes combating terrorism, extremism
  • Europe must stick together amid global competition
  • UK is an important ally in improving the EU
  • EU needs strong institutions
  • EU-US trade deal can spur growth throughout the EU, urges further reduction of trade barriers
  • Euro area treaty basis must be adjusted
  • UK & Germany can cooperate to cut EU bureaucracy
  • Urgent and necessary to create sound financial systems, never again should tax payers have to foot the bill when banks and financial institutions make mistakes
  • EU needs UK with a strong voice inside

Live here also is you wish (may not be open to non UK viewers)

All over and she’s getting a rousing reception.

Merkel

Ang in London