christian wulff's position is largely ceremonial but he does not use the intervening policy issues. now he is weighing in on the leadership of angela merkel. >> the german president may have no -- might have no political power but his words have such. christian wulff criticized the ec before paying billions to support highly indebted eurozone nations. >> i consider the bulk buying of individual state bonds by european central bank politically and legally questionable. >> the german president slammed the leaders for their handling of the debt crisis by taking on more debt. >> those who tried to clean up the effect of bad speculation and decades of bad mismanagement are just passing debts on to the next generation and burdening their future. >> chancellor angela merkel who is in -- receiving a prize, reacted by praising the euro. >> this is the basis of our joint economic success and a symbol of the political unification of our continent. >> german lawmakers are set to vote and changes to the eurozone rescue fund in september. the chancellor will have to step up her efforts to win sup