Sarkozy has much to lose by falling out with Berlin

Analysis looks at the tensions in the relations between France and Germany in the context of the future path of the European integration process. Germany's manifest reluctance to come to the aid of debt-laden Greece in March 2010 was said to be causing almost as much anxiety in Paris as it was in Athens.

ESO: Background information: Eurozone spars over rescue for Greece http://www.europeansources.info/record/eurozone-spars-over-rescue-for-greece/

ESO: Background information: Merkel and Sarkozy pledge EU leadership http://www.europeansources.info/record/merkel-and-sarkozy-pledge-eu-leadership/

Deutsche Welle, 9.6.10: Berlin and Paris strive for common ground amid signs of strain http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5666888,00.html

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