"Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron co-chaired a Franco-German Ministerial Council in Toulon, the first since Germany's government change. Ten ministers from each side joined to focus on economic and security policy, with both leaders calling their partnership central to Europe's future. Such meetings are usually held once or twice a year, alternating between Germany and France as hosts, to align policies and initiatives."
"Germany, France to deepen security cooperation 08/29/2025August 29, 2025 Germany and France announced plans on Friday to deepen bilateral cooperation on security. The Franco-German security cooperation will include a missile early warning system under an initiative called "Jewel." The two neighbors also bolstered their commitment to developing the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) tank project. In their joint statement, the countries said their deepening security cooperation would also focus on France's nuclear forces. France is the EU's only nuclear-armed member state."
Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron co-chaired a Franco-German Ministerial Council in Toulon on August 29, 2025. Ten ministers from each country attended to focus on economic and security policy, with leaders calling the partnership central to Europe's future. The two countries announced plans to deepen security cooperation, including a missile early warning system under an initiative called "Jewel" and continued development of the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) tank project. The joint statement said deeper cooperation would also focus on France's nuclear forces. Germany's defense and foreign ministers met counterparts in Copenhagen to seek additional support for Ukraine.
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