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Meeting between Merz and Macron: united for a strong Europe

Large parts of the German and French governments are meeting for a Franco-German Ministerial Council on economic and security policy issues today. Prior to this session, Friedrich Merz and Emmanuel Macron had met at the French president’s summer home in Brégançon for initial talks. At this meeting, the two politicians stressed the role that their countries’ cooperation plays for a strong Europe. “Germany and France are playing a central role in this European Union and on the European continent,” Merz said. Macron highlighted the way in which France and Germany had “started a new chapter in German-French relations” following the change of government in Berlin.

On the German side, the participants of the Franco-German Ministerial Council include Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil, Economics Minister Katherina Reiche, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt. It is the first German-French meeting in this format since the current German government’s assumption of office.

Planning provides for the adoption of an economic declaration with eight strategic concepts and around 20 flagship projects that the two countries aim to implement swiftly. Another declaration is to be issued in the area of security policy. “The developments in this world show how important it is for us to become a global powerhouse at the economic and political level as well as in security policy,” Federal Chancellor Merz said.

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