Former chancellor Angela Merkel will receive Germany's highest honor on Monday despite facing continued criticism of her legacy since leaving office, especially over her policy towards Moscow. ManilaBulletin
Merkel, who led Europe's biggest economy from 2005 to 2021, is due to receive the special class Grand Cross from President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Monday evening.The award has been handed out only twice before, to former chancellors Konrad Adenauer and Helmut Kohl.
The long-time leader has in particular faced criticism of her policy towards Russian President Vladimir Putin and for leaving Germany dependent on Russian energy -- a weakness laid bare by the war in Ukraine. Merkel has also been criticised for her decisions in 2011 to exit nuclear power and in 2015 to welcome hundreds of thousands of refugees from Syria and Iraq.
Some "glaring mistakes" had also been made with regard to the decision to leave Germany's borders open in 2015, he said.But Merkel, who has been writing her memoirs since she retired, has also continued to win praise, even from her Social Democrat and Greens rivals.
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