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  One for the Ukipers.........
  
  Courtesy Independent......
  
  No protective clothing needed as Merkel reaps rewards of Euro triumph
  
  The crowd of locals and holiday makers in the east German lakeside town of Waren burst into
  
  applause as the woman introduced as the "most successful woman politician in Europe" walked
  
  onto the stage today.
  
  But as she began the third rally on her 60-stop campaign tour to win a third term in Germany's
  
  September general election, conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel wasn't that keen on
  
  mentioning Europe at all.
  
  She referred to the Euro crisis only with throwaway lines such as: "We need a strong Europe."
  
  In the direction of countries like Greece and Spain she added: "Every country needs to do its homework."
  
  Her comments were greeted with clapping. It seemed just as important at Angela Merkel's east German
  
  rally that she inform the crowd that she likes going swimming, used to drive a paddle boat and
  
  that as a youngster growing up in the region, was once employed to dig ditches.
  
  The election, she told the crowd, is all about: "Deciding how things should continue for you
  
  personally in your life." She pointed out that her government had cut unemployment from five to
  
  three million and insisted that under her tenure, Germany was doing quite well. Supporters walked
  
  about in black T -shirts bearing the slogan "Keep cool and vote for the Chancellor."
  
  Bernd Stillmann, a 45-year-old teacher from Hamburg was on holiday. He told The Independent:
  
  "Merkel doesn't have to dwell too much on Europe because she has fixed its problems. I admire
  
  her for that," he added.

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