Merkel fate of Europe is in our hands

berlin - The fate of Europe lies in the hands of the Europeans. That German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in response to an interview with US President-elect Donald Trump. He said last weekend in the German newspaper Bild and the British The Times that after the 'brexit 'perhaps more countries leave the European Union.

'I think that we Europeans have our fate in our own hands,' Merkel said at a news conference where the New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English was present. He is on a visit to Germany.

Asked about the criticism of Trump on German immigration Merkel said little. 'I personally wait until the inauguration of the US president. Then we naturally work at all levels with him. '