The “secondary chancellor” dins with Macron – Diepresse.com

Friedrich Merz is not yet German Chancellor: At the latest since his election victory last Sunday, the CDU party chairman has already acted like a “secondary chancellor”-and traveled to Paris in this role on Wednesday evening with the French President Emmanuel Macron. The two had understood extremely well, it was said in the area of ​​Merz that the conversation took place in a friendly atmosphere. “Merz and Macron agreed to open a new chapter in Franco-German relationships. There were very big matches on various topics and numerous starting points for joint initiatives. ” Merz has been trying for months with regard to the intended takeover of government for months with France's head of state who took on a kind of leadership role in the EU in the course of the German power vacuum: Macron had traveled to President Donald Trump in Washington at the beginning of the week and had the other heads of state and government (including Germany, SPD) on Wednesday in a special Customized video summit taught about his conversation in the White House.

With a view to the uncertain geopolitical world situation, agreement in Brussels is the requirement of the hour-and a strong axis between the two largest EU members of Germany and France as it has not been for a long time. Merz., Who does not miss out on the opportunity to emphasize his close relationship with Macron.

Nuclear protection

A few days ago, Merz had said that he also wanted to talk to the nuclear powers of France and Great Britain about nuclear protection in Europe. The background to this is that the United States could withdraw Europe to protect previous protection. (AGA/AG.)