“Geopolitics is driving joint support for the enlargement of the EU that lies ahead of us,” writes Laurence Boone. That will bring about a profound change for Europe, with repercussions for the rest of the world, she argues
year, the French and German governments met in Paris to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Elysée Treaty. The meeting reaffirmed an ever closer relationship to strengthen the sovereignty of the European Union. Six months on, President Emmanuel Macron’s forthcoming state visit to Germany—the first by a French leader since 2000—has additional gravity.
There is a will. The bilateral Aachen treaty, signed in 2019, fixes the common objective of convergence between France and Germany. Our dialogue is constant, across administrations, businesses and civil society. On that festive day in January, at the Sorbonne, President Macron invoked the memory of France and Germany clearing the way for co-operation after the second world war. Today, he said, they must become pioneers to rebuild our Europe together.
There are signs that the Franco-German engine is revving up again as Europe grapples with another crucial topic: geopolitics. The two countries share the same interests towards Ukraine and its neighbours, towards the Balkans and towards the Caucasus. President Macron and Chancellor Scholz spent more than half of their time in the most recent European Political Community meeting, in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, engaging together with countries from these regions.
Without naivety or complacency, we, French and Germans, have no other choice than to work together, to overcome our differences; at stake is Europe’s destiny. With a large-scale war on our borders, we need to co-operate more closely in areas that are crucial for our sovereignty, such as defence, space and energy. We cannot shy away from a discussion about the necessary elements of our common defence and security policy, as strong European allies within.
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