Germany updates: Merz and Macron chair Franco-German council DW 08/29/2025
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French and German leaders met ahead of a Franco-German ministerial council in Toulon focused on economic, trade, currency and security policy. The council will be co-chaired by the two heads of government and will bring together ten ministers from each country, marking the first such gathering since Germany's government change earlier this year. The council seeks to align policies on the EU, defense, economy, and foreign affairs and to reinforce Franco-German coordination. The meeting takes place amid a political crisis in France, where Prime Minister Francois Bayrou faces a confidence vote on September 8.
"I believe that the Franco-German tandem is now perfectly coordinated to create a stronger Europe in the areas of economy, trade and currency,"
"Germany and France play a central role in this European Union, on this European continent,"
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