How to Reset the Franco-German Balance

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To increase its power in Europe and lessen German dominance, the author argued that France needed to change itself and build a real European political union to underpin the euro.

To underline the importance of relations between France and Germany it was announced on the 12 May 2017 that Emmanuel Macron would travel to meet Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on the 15 May 2017, just one day after he was formally pronounced President of France.
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