‘She's finally understood she needs to solve Europe' Merkel allies praise EU speech

``Norbert Spinrath, Europe spokesman in the Bundestag for the Social Democrats, said: "[Mrs] Merkel seems to have finally understood that she really needs to get stuck in and solve Europe's problems. "She has to realise that Europe is more than just fiscal consolidation -- we need closer integration, we need to strengthen the currency and fight social imbalances." ''