Maybe. German wages have been stagnant for a long time - the economy is successful at exporting things but not so much at raising living standards of ordinary G

Maybe. German wages have been stagnant for a long time - the economy is successful at exporting things but not so much at raising living standards of ordinary Germans. Leading Europe in terms of denuclearization and the green economy, on the other hand, is just not an accurate read of the situation. Yes Merkel shut down the reactors and insisted on green energy. Now Germany emits more CO2 than before due to the need for lots of coal burning power stations to provide base load. From an environment perspective it was a disaster. Germany does well, for sure, I'm not criticising it. But it gets a lot of uncritical press too, especially with respect to its economy.