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- May 01, 2013
Progress in the European Union is stalled at the moment because France and Germany can't get along. Paris is hoping for a change of government in Berlin after elections this fall, but even that would do little to bridge growing differences between the countries. By SPIEGEL Staff more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 30, 2013
European Parliament President Martin Schulz shielded German Chancellor Angela Merkel from French criticism on Monday evening, saying she couldn't be held responsible for all the bloc's economic woes because 26 other leaders are also involved in decision-making. more...
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- April 05, 2013
Germany's Social Democrats had hoped that François Hollande's victory last spring would provide them with some momentum. But Friday's visit to Paris by SPD candidate Peer Steinbrück has highlighted the difficulties facing the European left. A renaissance this election year seems unlikely. By Charles Hawley more... [ Forum ]
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- January 23, 2013
Tuesday's celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the German-French friendship treaty masked deep differences between the nations. But those differences have always existed, and the countries seem committed to keep on tackling them with compromises that are crucial for Europe, write German commentators. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- January 22, 2013
Though France and Germany are coming together this week to celebrate 50 years of postwar friendship, the two countries are growing further apart. Both countries are less interested in finding common ground on important issues and that attitude is preventing them from solving problems facing Europe. An Analysis By Mathieu von Rohr more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- January 22, 2013
Fifty years ago, German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and French President Charles de Gaulle embraced after signing the Franco-German Friendship Treaty. Since then, the partnership between the two countries has become one of the cornerstones of European stability. By Christoph Gunkel more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- January 22, 2013
German Chancelor Angela Merkel and French President François Hollande are celebrating 50 years of Franco-German relations in Berlin this week. But along the German-French border, thoughts of enmity or reconciliation are a thing of the past. Residents of two towns along the Rhine have different concerns. By Mathieu von Rohr more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- January 21, 2013
In a SPIEGEL interview, French politician Jacques Delors and former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer discuss tight, but sometimes complicated, relations between their countries on the 50th anniversary of the Franco-German friendship treaty. more... [ Forum ]
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- January 15, 2013
The relationship between Germany and France has suffered as a result of the economic crisis, according to a new survey undertaken on the eve of celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Elysée Treaty. Germans are seen as arrogant and the French as economically unimportant. By Stefan Simons in Paris more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- December 12, 2012
Europe has moved closer to implementing common European banking supervision thanks to a compromise between Germany and France, a media report said on Wednesday. The deal calls for the European Central Bank to only monitor the Continent's largest institutions. more...
