《梅克爾下台倒數14天》BBC
* 歐洲女王曾經是梅克爾的眾多稱號之一。但現在,這位強大的德國總理,本月選舉後,將遠離政治,永遠離開她女王的標籤。
梅克爾是現任歐盟領導人中任職時間最長的領袖。她參加了大約 100 次歐盟峰會,經常被描述為“房間裡唯一的成年人”。
事實確實如此:她令人難忘地幫助引導歐盟度過了移民危機、歐債危機、Covid-19,甚至是英國退歐。
但這是兩個不同的梅克爾混合的故事。
她的歐洲遺產,就像她的國內遺產一樣,也是相互混合甚至矛盾的。
在她的家鄉,她仍受到批評——她掌舵德國的 16 年裡,她是一名 遲疑著Krisenmanagerin,或危機經理,經常等到最後一刻才採取行動;一個務實主義者,沒有遠見卓識——包括她在歐洲舞台上的記錄。
這些都很重要,因為在梅克爾離開政壇許久之後,它們都將成為她真正的歷史評價的核心。
務實主義者梅克爾可能已經幫助歐盟度過了無數生存危機。
但是,如果梅克爾作為歐盟最富有和最有影響力的國家的領導人,能夠更果斷地利用自己的長期地位,那麼她可能會讓歐盟變得更加虛弱和無舵。
以 2015 年歐元區危機為例。
即使是希臘火熱的財政部長亞尼斯·瓦魯法基斯也承認,梅克爾通過讓他的國家保持在貨幣中拯救了歐元,儘管希臘因此財政仍然拮据。
“確實,她最終負責維持歐元區的團結,因為如果希臘退出歐元區,我不相信它維持一體,”。
“但我對她的政策有一些非常強烈的不同意見。她對於歐元區從來沒有遠見。她從來沒有想過一旦她拯救了歐元區,該如何進一步處理它,而且她拯救它的方式變得非常分裂。無論是在德國還是在希臘。”
梅克爾知道大方向,但她太務實,走一步算一步。
希臘總理瓦魯法基斯 (Yanis Varoufakis) 引用了她強加於希臘的重大緊縮措施,批評她。
在雅典,2015 年反德和反歐盟的不滿情緒蔓延街頭。抗議者揮舞著梅克爾的標語牌,留著希特勒的小鬍子,有些人焚燒歐盟旗幟。
西班牙和義大利也被迫面對許多納稅人認為不公平的緊縮措施,他們認為,這是梅克爾強加給他們的。
於是義大利從一個狂熱的親歐派轉變為一個狂熱的歐洲懷疑論的國家。
憤怒的選民相信歐元區的規則是為了強大的德國利益而設計的,以支持其利潤豐厚的出口行業。
他們說,如果像德國這樣更強大、更富有的成員國不幫助較弱、陷入困境的成員國,他們就看不到加入歐盟或歐洲共同市場的意義。
當你需要他們時,德國納稅人在哪裡?他們想知道。
這導致了針對梅克爾的另一項批評:最終她的學說只是歐洲的“德國優先”學說。
你可能會說,這並不奇怪。
首先,每個國家當選的領導人都可能優先考慮他們的國家。
但是後來——這是德國特有的——因為納粹歷史,德國人和歷屆總理,常常對國際中扮演重要的領導角色,非常謹慎。
所以,歐洲女王的稱號當之無愧嗎?
梅克爾總理的確最終出手干預以拯救歐元區,但她也在歐盟內部引發了深刻的南北分歧。
在難民危機期間和 Covid 大流行開始時,這樣的分裂危機再次出現——南歐人感到被遺棄,他們總是首當其沖地面對這些緊急情況,而且孤立無援。
雖然最終他們仍然感謝梅克爾,即使她往往很晚才出手.才行動。
這就是為什麼她的歐盟歷史遺產好壞參半。
但她在歐盟也樹立了一個驚人的先例。
與之前的處理歐元危機慢吞吞不同,Covid-19 危機對像德國這樣的富裕國家,承擔了較貧窮的歐盟國家的疫苗需求及經濟債務。
這又突顯了德國總理必要會採取的激進立場,尤其她必須面對德國國內要求平衡預算的傳統壓力。
法國經濟部長Bruno Le Maire是歐盟 Covid 復甦基金的主要設計師,該基金由德國梅克爾夫人和法國總統馬克洪Emmanuel Macron) 共同向歐盟領導人提議。
由於梅克爾在大流行疾病時歐盟一體採購疫苗的勇氣,這位歐盟遊戲規則改變者認為:“事實證明,梅克爾能夠根據德國當前的思維方式做出決定,並支持歐洲大陸更好的整合和更高的效率.”
勒梅爾先生認為,梅克爾總理認為,如果她不簽約,歐洲在大流行之後的未來就會岌岌可危。
當然,另一種觀點是,梅克爾所以採取快速行動,仍然是以德國的最佳利益為首要考量。
她可能非常清楚,如果義大利、西班牙、法國或其他國家因大流行而在經濟上窒息,歐盟的單一市場可能會崩潰。
市場是德國企業的主要賺錢來源。
因此,危機經理梅克爾 (Angela Merkel) 挽起袖子,採取了戲劇性、務實的行動。
她不僅在德國,在其他地方創造了歷史和頭條新聞。
儘管此行達還沒有達到梅克爾對歐盟移民危機的回答所引發的令人興奮的程度。
2015 年夏末,梅克爾 (Angela Merkel) 向超過 100 萬難民和尋求庇護者開放德國邊境時,她登上了全世界的頭版——有人稱讚,有人嘲笑。
回到家鄉,一些人自豪地吹噓自己國家的 Willkommenkultur,他們歡迎他人的文化,以梅克爾 (Angela Merkel) 為標誌。
其他人被這些難民的到來激怒,湧向極右翼 AfD,促使其成為自第二次世界大戰結束以來第一個在德國聯邦議會中贏得席位的極右翼政黨。
她的移民決定對歐盟的影響是巨大的,也是喜憂參半的。
歐盟在 2012 年獲得了諾貝爾和平獎。然而,僅僅三年後,其成員國就開始相互封鎖邊境,以阻止難民進入,其中許多人是為了逃離曾經是英法分割殖民的敘利亞戰爭。
這位德國領導人的行動幫助恢復了歐盟作為歐盟創始原則第 2 條規定,人權捍衛者的聲譽。
據美國副國家安全顧問兼總統的得力助手本·羅德斯說,美國總統歐巴馬受到了她很大鼓舞。
“這是歐巴馬所處的時代,當時世界上很少有政治領導人會做一些他們知道會在政治上造成破壞民調、聲望的事情,儘管他們認為這是正確的事情。
“當梅克爾決定接納所有這些難民時,很明顯這會引起政治反彈,歐巴馬對此以及她為之辯護的方式,感到難以置信。”
根據羅德斯先生的說法,歐巴馬鼓勵德國總理更有力地為捍衛歐洲發聲,尤其是在川普當選和英國脫歐公投之後。
羅德斯先生說,到 2016 年底,歐巴馬先生開始相信梅克爾和柏林現在必將成為“自由民主秩序的重心”。
布魯塞爾從此沐浴在梅克爾的光芒中。
另一方面,你可能會問,為什麼梅克爾沒有向歐盟領導人施壓,讓他們在 2015 年移民危機之前做好更好的準備?
在敘利亞和利比亞發生事件之後,這並不令人意外。
絕望的難民和尋求庇護者在試圖非法越境進入歐洲的海上喪生,歐盟國家則在試圖將他們拒之門外時,進行假人道了表演。
先是人道主義,之後又是務實主義,梅克爾總理後來因在代表歐盟與土耳其獨裁總統埃爾多安(Recep Tayyip Erdogan)達成有爭議的協議中發揮的關鍵作用而受到國際特赦組織和難民組織的抨擊。
該協議要求土耳其不僅要防止難民和其他人登上開往歐洲的走私船,還要開始接回那些設法登陸希臘海岸的人。
還有更多“是的,但是”的例子,當談到梅克爾(Angela Merkel)時,所謂的歐盟捍衛人權的堡壘,已經是她的名字。
是的,今年夏天,她和其他 16 位歐盟領導人簽署了一封聯名信,以捍衛 LGBTQ+ 社區,當時就成員國匈牙利的一項新法律引發了激烈的爭議。
但多年來,梅克爾也被許多人視為匈牙利民主倒退的推動者。
匈牙利自封為“非自由派”的總理維克托·奧爾班直到最近還是梅克爾總理在布魯塞爾的中右翼 EPP 小組的成員,保證了它在歐洲議會中的更多席位和影響力。疏遠他是有問題的,她再次沒有採取果斷行動。
匈牙利及其歐盟盟友波蘭——德國企業的重要合作夥伴——令人得到的結論是,梅克爾和整個歐盟,在涉及其人權記錄和法治並不一致。
西班牙前外交部長兼世界銀行集團前副行長安娜·帕拉西奧(Ana Palacio)最近指責德國有效地領導了她所說的歐洲控制其非自由成員的“非戰略”。她說,如果德國想採取行動維護歐盟保護人權和法治的創始原則,它就會發生。
帕拉西奧女士還抨擊了歐盟的外交政策,將缺乏方向和“可疑決定”歸咎於梅克爾(Angela Merkel)的大門:從歐盟與土耳其的交易到與中國的全面投資協議。該協議於去年 12 月在德國擔任歐盟 6 個月輪值主席國結束時簽署,令當時即將上任的華盛頓拜登政府感到震驚。
2020年,中國是德國最重要的貨物貿易夥伴。
安格拉·梅克爾 (Angela Merkel) 經常受到抨擊,因為她似乎允許德國的貿易利益決定其國家的外交政策,從而對歐盟產生影響。
最後是搞好與俄羅斯的關係。
通過在俄羅斯和德國之間建造北溪 2 管道以確保更便宜的能源,她被指責削弱了歐盟的政治團結和戰略一致性,並讓普丁不感到他必須面對強大的歐盟影響力。
許多中歐和東歐國家反對這條管道。烏克蘭總統沃洛德米爾·澤倫斯基最近將北溪二號稱為“危險的地緣政治武器”。
梅克爾只堅稱,如果莫斯科濫用管道,歐盟將對其實施進一步製裁。
她的另一面,她一直是對烏克蘭制裁俄羅斯的熱情倡導者。 2020 年 8 月,當著名的俄羅斯反對派政治家阿列克謝·納瓦爾尼 (Alexei Navalny) 被毒死時,這位德國領導人讓他飛往柏林的一家醫院,在那裡她採取了非常不尋常的步驟,突然拜訪了他。
再一次混合面貌的梅克爾歷史臉孔。
這篇文章的目的並不是要求梅克爾 (Angela Merkel) 面對歐盟的所有弊病。
在布魯塞爾,梅克爾的師父科爾被視為現代歐盟的創始人。他支持歐元的想法,反對當時德國的多數輿論。他的理由是政治上的,而不是經濟上的。
科爾認為,共同貨幣將防止歐洲鄰國之間發生進一步的戰爭。
科爾還推動德國統一,這讓德國西部的納稅人付出了代價。通過這樣做,他使東歐和中歐更接近歐盟,即使加入歐盟的前景仍然很遙遠。
相比之下,安格拉·梅克爾 (Angela Merkel) 的歐洲王冠就不那麼好了。危機時期的關鍵歐盟人物?她只是讓幫派團結在一起的膠水?
是的。
她是一個自信的新歐盟未來的建築師?可能不是。
法國的埃馬紐埃爾·馬克洪 (Emmanuel Macron) 渴望獲得這個頭銜。
四年前在巴黎,他要求在宣布總統選舉勝利時演奏貝多芬的第九首——歐盟國歌。綽號“歐洲先生”的他有一個雄心勃勃的歐盟改革計劃,包括從美國獲得戰略自主權——或者至少減少對美國的依賴,但他需要安格拉·梅克爾的幫助。
幫助為所謂的歐洲法德發動機注入活力 - 並幫助德國納稅人的錢投資,使他的 21 世紀歐盟願景成為現實。
這在德國並不是最流行的想法,因為安吉拉·梅克爾 (Angela Merkel) 非常清楚。
多年來,她一再的反擊和無休止的拖延戰術,直到 Covid 復甦基金,導致她被悄悄地稱為 Nein 總理。
柏林對法國總統的政府有自己的綽號,Scattergun。顯然是因為他們不斷為歐洲提出各種不同的想法:從擁有自己的國防力量到環境建議,再到新的歐盟貿易精神和歐元貨幣整合。
無論德國的下一任總理在本月的選舉之後是誰,而且競選已經白熱化,他或她將缺乏安吉拉·梅克爾多年來在布魯塞爾積累的經驗和莊嚴。
埃馬紐埃爾·馬克洪(Emmanuel Macron)看到了歐盟議席頭上的默克爾形狀的洞,並希望填補它。
如果他這樣做,歐盟可能會發生一些重大變化。這位在法國被稱為愛麗舍宮皇帝的人,很想被加冕為歐洲之王。
不過,首先,他必須贏得四月份的法國總統大選。
這絕非易事。
For her part, Angela Merkel insists the EU will impose further sanctions on Moscow if it abuses the pipeline.
She has been a passionate advocate of sanctions against Russia over Ukraine. And when prominent Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny was poisoned in August 2020, the German leader had him flown to a Berlin hospital, where she took the highly unusual step of paying him a surprise visit.
A mixed legacy once again.
The aim of this article is not, of course, to lay all EU ills at Angela Merkel's door.
But when it comes to EU legacies, it's worth taking a look, as German journalists have been doing, at her late political mentor, former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl.
In Brussels, he is viewed as a founding father of the modern-day European Union. He supported the idea of the euro, against majority public opinion in Germany at the time. His reasons were political, rather than economic. Helmut Kohl believed a common currency would prevent further wars between European neighbours.
Kohl also pushed for German reunification, to the cost of taxpayers in western Germany. In so doing, he brought Eastern and Central Europe that much closer to the EU, even if membership was still a far-off prospect.
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Auntie Anne’s is a well-known International Brand from U.S.A specializing in baked soft pretzels. The first outlet arrived at Malaysian shores 25 years ago and has since experienced continuous growth in both outlets and customer base.
Sales during the Chinese New Year festive period (January to February) are typically non-peak season with lower-than-average volumes.Malaysians from city areas (where the majority of Auntie Anne’s outlets are located) back to their respective hometowns in sub-urban or rural areas to spend time with the family, traditionally the week preceding and during Chinese New Year. This leads to lower footfall at shopping areas and malls during this window, generating lower transactions.
Auntie Anne’s devised a breakthrough strategy to increase brand presence, awareness and drive customers’ visitation to outlets when doing shopping in malls.
SOLUTION
The campaign’s concept – “Blissful Together”, inspired by “福” (Blissful) – a word commonly used during Chinese New Year seasons which means good wishes and also represents the joy and festive mood associated with Chinese New Year. Creatively combined the brand logo with the word “福”, fusing a Western brand with iconic traditional Chinese element, to become the central art of the campaign, making all customers felt like enjoying a piece of Auntie Anne’s means receiving a “Blissful” wishes from the brand during Chinese New Year.
Campaign’s target audience was Malaysians of all races, all ages, including new and repeat customers.
Auntie Anne’s used an integrated approach to maximise reach and engagement of target audience via relevant touch-points.
Packaging: All packaging were changed into a couplet-like design with Auntie Anne’s version of “福” (Blissful) word on it, spreading the “Blissful” experience to every customer who visited Auntie Anne’s throughout the period.
In-store promotional items: Utilized all potential spaces and real estate within each outlet to display campaign-related in-store items. All collaterals strongly presented the Auntie Anne’s version of “福” (Blissful) word and functioned like couplets display at outlets.
Promotion Scheme: 3 promotional sets and used different “Blissful” levels to represent different promotional sets: i. “So Blissful” – RM8.50 (Original Stix + Any Pretzel) , ii. “More Blissful” – RM9.50 (Cinnamon Stix + Any Pretzel) , iii. “Very Blissful” – RM10.50 (Choco Eclairs Stix + Any Pretzel).
Social Media: Consistent postings highlighting the couplet-like design packaging to bring up the festive mode among audience as well as a reminder to loyal fans and potential customers throughout campaign period.
DELIVERY
On ground:
All Auntie Anne’s outlets turn into “Blissful” outlets by displaying all “Blissful Together” theme promotion materials.
All outlet staffs strongly promote “Blissful” promotion set items with use of “Blissful” name for promotion items: “So Blissful”, “More Blissful” and “Very Blissful” instead items’ original names during the campaign.
Only “Blissful” design packaging was used during the period to pack every product sold.
On line:
The campaign was announced through Facebook and Instagram page by changing the profile photos to display Auntie Anne’s version of “福” (Blissful) word and followed immediately by promotion information post on 1st day of campaign. Facebook and Website landing page cover pictures were changed to “Blissful Together” campaign key visuals to be consistent with the “Blissful” decoration displayed at physical outlets.
1 social media posting was made on Facebook and Instagram platforms on average, every 2.5 days, about “Blissful Together” campaign to maintain the campaign hype and momentum.
PERFORMANCE
Successfully spread “Blissful” wishes to more than 945,000 customers with more than 1,790,000 “Blissful” packaging handed out together with the products sold – exceeding the sales made last year for same period by more than 41,000 units.
A growth in Revenue of 5.6% and growth in number of transactions by 2.7% during the Chinese New Year period compared to last year. Average spending per transaction increased by 2.8% showing the direct impact of the promotional set items sold which encouraged customer’s higher spending or more quantity purchase per transaction.
“Blissful Together” postings gained total of 42,622 reached with in Facebook fan page and 20,438 reached in Instagram during campaign period with ZERO advertising budget. “Blissful Together” first day posting achieved 5% engagement rate which was higher than industry benchmark (3-4%).
Campaign successfully created a new mindset of inclusivity, reminding that festive seasons such as the Chinese New Year can be celebrated by all races through the concept of blending a western international brand with traditional Chinese culture to symbolize joy and fortune during Chinese New Year.
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