berlin german chancellor angela merkel face pressure weekend embrace ideas french president emmanuel macron passionate appeal close european cooperation push back loom coalition talk party critical merkel praise speech macron give paris last week urge european countries shake years financial crisis britain brexit vote press ahead close integration harmonize asylum defense economic policies weaken bad election result conservatives since 1949 force difficult coalition negotiations could drag months must convince potential partner like free democrats fdp critical macron european ideas compromise france german media express concern weekend whether merkel would prepare set aside cautious instincts take political risk home may necessary berlin meet macron halfway contrast macron rouse speech staunchly pro-european campaign merkel passive re-election race barely mention europe criticize party avoid serious discussion challenge face germany merkel hide behind fdp use euroskepticism excuse rebuff macron german weekly spiegel say editorial realize impression macron make germany speak passionately european ideas say sueddeutsche zeitung newspaper know absence fervent speeches like leave vacuum germany blame criticism come fdp appear soften tone ahead coalition talk merkel conservatives pro-european green interview bild sonntag bams newspaper fdp leader christian lindner call macron godsend echo language need focus common vision rather get bogged areas disagreement focus red line rather common horizons lindner say ask macron call deep euro zone integration area fdp view scepticism macron godsend cooperation crime fight military asylum energy digital within reach add lindner see top candidate replace wolfgang schaeuble finance minister position major influence european policy comment come days number two figure party wolfgang kubicki describe macron speech sensational voice support ideas common army asylum policy lindner kubicki make clear remain skeptical macron proposals create separate budget finance minister 19-nation single currency bloc summit eu leaders tallinn last week merkel say top priorities move forward creation single digital market common asylum policy eu say bloc tackle controversial issue euro zone reform germany two overarch challenge give broad vision want go europe formulate give get daniela schwarzer research director german council foreign relations tell reuters macron spell sacrifice germany merkel take lead say want chasten merkel face pressure embrace macron europe