The article makes it clear that this is a German military planning exercise, and not something Angela Merkel's govt is doing. No significant political player is

The article makes it clear that this is a German military planning exercise, and not something Angela Merkel's govt is doing. No significant political player is planning for it AFAIK. Similar to US military "invasion by Canada" planning exercises. However, the Euro elite - Merkel, Macron, Djisselbloen, Juncker et al - frequently assert that the EU and European integration is the only way forward. When people assert something so frequently and in such strong terms, one can infer that they're worried it may not be the case.