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resounding success for the euro. Merkel said in answer to Junckers suggestion of expanding the eurozone: yes, if the countries apply and meet the criteria.

German far-right AfD MP quits hours after being elected No sooner has it started that they start falling out with one another.

Opinion polls for the people and party policy for the parties. Anecdotal: I know no one that wants out of the EU. I know no-one who thinks that Brexit is a good idea. Not one person. Yes that surprises me about the wages. Very surprised. Anecdotal: The people I know who support AfD are: a...

The majority want in the EU - voters and parties - and the government needs more EU immigration. Job Centres in some places are advertising in Greece and Spain. Brexit and Trump have shown what can go wrong. AfD have no policies and are not seen as competent - racist or not. 60% are protest...

I doubt whether any plan was foreseen. No one knows where we are headed and May is playing for time.

Yes. They were talking about refugees - and hangers on.

There were no calls for Drexit. Most people accept the EU. The refugees and their integration are the massive problem. Many will be sent home after the war - according to the Innenminister, but many people don't believe that. Never heard a complaint about EU migrants- except the Roma and Sinti...

No party has called for Drexit. All parties in the elefant round after the vote - except AfD which said the EU should be altered - said we need more EU.

There was no real anti EU debate. Even the AfD concentrated on immigrants and security. They say that the EU shouldn't decide immigration or refugee policy - which means that there should be some form of EU. Gauland said that - it's not a guess.

No-one voted because Schultz wanted the EU to give us no concessions. No-one was interested in Brexit. Most want a strong EU. Those are not guesses. The main issues for AfD voters were immigration, Islam and security. The AfD cannot agree internally on things like pensions and minimum wage (...

All other parties are pro EU... 87% voted for them.

The analysis is that 60% of their voters ( according to polls ) used it as a protest vote - especially in the East. Where I am AfD is below 10% in the East up to over 20% in Saxony. It is seen as Nazi or racist- there are demos in Berlin in front of the building where they are celebrating. That...

The FDP have a History of being a junior coalition partner. Last time with the CDU they screwed up. The SDP have repeated that they want to be the opposition party - if not AfD will be the largest opposition party. AfD have no real policy apart from we don't want foreigners. They will be like...

Why? The FDP were with the CDU in the past. The greens would love to be there - and would want some good concessions. Main thing is that the GroKo will end and to fight the AfD.

Because they lost their identity. Merkel wants them to think it over. The alternative for Merkel is a coalition with the Liberals and the greens.

The candidate was the wrong one which didn't help, but you are right about the SPD. They have said that they will go into the opposition- although they have not technically been voted out of government as a coalition partner.

The service industry is labour intensive. Take pubs and restaurants. Pubs are already suffering. It is hard to compete with supermarket prices. If we paid a higher wage it would further lessen demand. We cannot replace staff with machines. We can only reduce opening hours or raise prices to...

I have a decent little pub - more like the Nursery Tavern than The City Arms though. I do show City games when it is possible.

The criticism I referred to was from the Cameron camp.

you obviously don't read all the threads.