I never was and never will be a fan of him. Some very big mistakes by him for which we Germans, and all of Europe in a way, pay for until today, and for years and decades to come. Honestly said he did not acchieve anything that would not also have happend without him "helping" it - but he added some terrible mistakes and flawed assessments to it.
His early acceptance of the French demand for early implementation of the Euro against all economic reason as a price for French acceptance of reunification, was unforgivable, this price was way too high. And one could have known that already back then (and some knew for sure and wanred of it indeed). But he followed Adenauer definition of politics who saw national economy as arbitrarily manipulable and as a tool that had to serve foreign policy (thats why Adenauer and Ludwig Erdhard could not stand each other).
He also later put himself above the law.
An extremely overestimated German figure. Regrets for a loss - not from my side.
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