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France and Germany in close contact to work on a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, Macron says
France and Germany are in close contact in their unwavering support for Ukraine and will continue to work towards a 30-day ...
Macron and Merz's 'friendship' doesn't erase fundamental differences
The new German chancellor was welcomed at the Elysée Palace by Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday for his first foreign trip.
Merz hails reset in ties with France on first trip as German chancellor
By Sarah Marsh, Benoit Van Overstraeten and Andreas RinkeBERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) - New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz ...
Merz-Macron meeting: Germany and France to set up 'joint defence and security council'
The meeting between the two leaders was an attempt to revive the stalled 'Franco-German motor' before Germany's new ...
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France could now prove the weak link in the Franco-German engine
The relationship between the two countries may be more difficult to rebuild than the warm words between Merz and Macron ...
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France and Germany vow to cooperate more closely on defense
On his first official visit since he was elected chancellor on Tuesday, Friedrich Merz met with Emmanuel Macron in Paris on ...
80 years on, France’s last WWII veterans warn peace must be defended
But as Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine rages on at Europe’s doorstep, the few remaining veterans feel that history is ...
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French President Emmanuel Macron announced Wednesday the creation of a "French-German defence and security council" as Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited Paris.
German defence and security council to meet regularly to bring operational responses to our common strategic challenges," Macron said at a joint press conference, as Europe seeks to boost its defences ...
Merz hails reset in ties with neighbours on first trip as German chancellor
By Benoit Van Overstraeten, Andreas Rinke and Anna Koper BERLIN/PARIS/WARSAW (Reuters) -Germany's new chancellor Friedrich ...