According to the German Business Daily website on October 26, German Chancellor Scholz met with French President Macron in Paris on the 226th to discuss how to get out of the bilateral crisis. However, the relationship between Germany and France fell into a state of "abyopia". The German government's initially announced joint press conference was not held. Scholz's arrangement to issue a unilateral statement at the embassy was also cancelled. at least gives people the impression that the two leaders "don't even dare to stand in front of the camera and speak together" to avoid making the differences appear more obvious.
It is said that Macron and Scholz reached an agreement on a "specific cooperation plan." But the German government would not disclose what specific plans were involved, and only stated that the exchanges at Elysee Palace will help the two countries' "strategic confidence."
reported that in recent months, some conflicts have accumulated in Germany-France relations. In Paris, all parties are complaining that Germany is "doing its own way" in security and energy policies.
report pointed out that the meeting of German and French ministers that should have been held was also cancelled.
26, French President Macron (center) welcomed the visiting German Chancellor Scholz (left) at the Elysee Palace. ( Reuters )
Also, according to AFP and Reuters, as the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and soaring energy costs put great pressure on EU , there are more and more signs of that are facing obstacles in key partnerships between Germany and France.
reported that for decades, the Berlin-Paris axis has been the basis for the EU to reach a compromise. But at present, there are more and more problems with France and Germany from the EU's defense strategy to its response to the energy crisis and even fiscal policy.
Germany plans to implement a national energy subsidy of 200 billion euros instead of seeking a EU-wide price limit agreement, which has brought disagreement.
report pointed out that France and Germany's energy strategies are almost the opposite: the former is committed to developing nuclear energy, while the latter has accelerated the pace of withdrawing nuclear energy in full, but at the cost of deepening its dependence on Russian natural gas .
At the same time, differences were forced to surface in France and Germany, as they have been struggling to demonstrate solidarity in the field of defense. Paris is not involved in the German-led plan to establish the "European Anti-missile Shield" in most parts of Europe. Germany announced that it would establish the missile defense system with more than a dozen other NATO countries besides France, which was developed using military technology from the United States and Israel, which made the French government quite dissatisfied. What makes the situation worse is that French President Macron is also facing difficulties at home because he has lost his absolute majority in parliament, which will limit his ability to implement reforms at home.
The Spanish Daily website commented from this that Berlin and Paris have differences on energy, military and economic issues, and "the wounds of the EU's heart festered at the worst moment."
column editor: Gu Wanquan Text editor: Lu Xiaochuan Title picture source: Xinhua News Agency Photo editor: Shao Jing
Source: Author: Reference message
