Brussels, 23/09/2013 (Agence Europe) - Angela Merkel is “a woman of fine sense, energy and pragmatism; clearly a woman committed to European ideals. … These are the qualities, the energy, the commitment that we need, that Europe needs”. It was in these flattering terms, on Monday 23, that Internal Market and Financial Services Commissioner Michel Barnier hailed the resounding victory of the German chancellor the previous day. Her party, the CDU, took a never-before-seen total of 41.5%...