This year three core countries of the EU are facing elections with resurgent populist parties: France, Holland and Germany. (motherboard.vice.com)
Germany and other core countries aren't adjusting at all and the weaker countries continue to cut their wages and pensions. (financialrepressionauthority.com)
Turkey would instantly become a key player in European politics and would have more influence than the traditionally core countries, France, Italy, and the UK. (politics.stackexchange.com)