German chancellor Angela Merkel has been named TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year, on the basis of her resolve in leading Europe through Greek’s debt crisis and her encouragement of other countries to open their borders to migrants and refugees. She is the fourth woman ever to be named Person of the Year; the last title was awarded in 1986.
“Merkel had already emerged as the indispensable player in managing Europe’s serial debt crises; she also led the West’s response to Vladimir Putin’s creeping theft of Ukraine, ” said Time.
“But now the prospect of Greek bankruptcy threatened the very existence of …read more
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