German leaders give Merkel boost

Numerous leading politicians Thursday German Chancellor Angela Merkel a heart tucked under the belt .

"The chancellor has a plan and that is good", said the Social Democrat Prime Minister of Schleswig - Holstein at a meeting of state premiers Thursday in Bremen. The Christian Democrat Prime Minister of Hesse, Volker Bouffier said support Merkel's policy and be "panic" and "build a fence around Germany" af.

The leader of the Social Democrats, Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs, Sigmar Gabriel, said it believed that the rate of Merkel's good.