What’s so special about the Franco-German relationship?

Reliability on the one side of the Rhine, and lightness of being on the other - characteristics that complement each other. Are Germany and France really Europe's dream team? What's the basis of their relationship?

ESO: Background information: Now the Franco-German question http://www.europeansources.info/record/now-the-franco-german-question/

ESO: Background information: The driver and the passenger http://www.europeansources.info/record/charlemagne-the-driver-and-the-passenger/

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