Angela Merkel: "Are you sick of my policy?"

On the rolling pin: Austerity

On the banners: "Merkel witch," "Merkel fascist," "Merkel bitch."

Angela Merkel: "Go on, drop your moorings, and see what happens ..."

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More and more people in Europe are beginning to stand up to condemn Germany's stance of opposing any relaxation of austerity policies and insistence that countries respect the Eurozone's rules.

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