The German government announced on Wednesday that Chancellor Angela Merkel will be in Gdansk to watch on Friday the game Germany-Greece of Euro 2012 quarter-finals. More a condiment to be attached to a confrontation as much marked by the political symbolism, between the two countries at the extremes of the economic crisis in Europe.
Georg Streiter, spokesman for the German Government, explained that Angela Merkel was able to find room in his schedule to go to Gdansk due to the anticipation that has marked the meeting in Rome with their counterparts in Italy, Spain and France. The meeting was scheduled for the afternoon, but will be held in the morning. And avoided assigning any political connotation to the additional presence of Merkel: «It is a day of sport». If Greece has political representation of relief in Gdansk is still unclear. The country just went through another round of elections and Antonis Samaras, the future prime minister, is still involved in the process of forming a government.
The irony of a confrontation Germany-Greece at this time has been widely emphasized, beginning with the Greek press, which made headlines as «Bring us Merkel» or «They'll never take Greece's Euro» after selection driven by Fernando Santos have ensured clearance in Group a of the European.
The two teams have avoided making the connection policy. On Tuesday Joachim Low reacted with humor to questions on the subject, and advanced Greek Georgios Samaras would cut short the matter: «It's just a game».
Georg Streiter, spokesman for the German Government, explained that Angela Merkel was able to find room in his schedule to go to Gdansk due to the anticipation that has marked the meeting in Rome with their counterparts in Italy, Spain and France. The meeting was scheduled for the afternoon, but will be held in the morning. And avoided assigning any political connotation to the additional presence of Merkel: «It is a day of sport». If Greece has political representation of relief in Gdansk is still unclear. The country just went through another round of elections and Antonis Samaras, the future prime minister, is still involved in the process of forming a government.
The irony of a confrontation Germany-Greece at this time has been widely emphasized, beginning with the Greek press, which made headlines as «Bring us Merkel» or «They'll never take Greece's Euro» after selection driven by Fernando Santos have ensured clearance in Group a of the European.
The two teams have avoided making the connection policy. On Tuesday Joachim Low reacted with humor to questions on the subject, and advanced Greek Georgios Samaras would cut short the matter: «It's just a game».
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