The cold shadow of Franco-German relations on key EU decisions
The German MP indicated the stagnation of relations between Paris and Berlin as the main cause of the halt in the decision-making process in the European Union.
According to the AAA agency, the head of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament, "David McAllister", said that with the weakening of relations between Berlin and Paris after Angela Merkel's tenure as Chancellor until today, the defense and trade cooperation of EU member states are in crisis. been negatively affected.is positioned.
The head of the European Parliament's foreign affairs committee also stressed that the weakening of relations between France and Germany has slowed down key decisions of this union in areas such as defense deals in Ukraine and trade activities.
Alistair also underlined the need to conclude an agreement between Paris and Berlin to resume cooperation and criticized the work of the German government in this field and added: cooperation between Berlin and Paris has never been so slow. It should be remembered that Angela Merkel, the former Chancellor of Germany, established very close relationships with French governments and presidents, including Emmanuel Macron, during her 16-year career.
Experts believe that this bloc has lost its deep and strong working relationship between member states. McAllister cited one of the most important examples in this regard, the disagreements over deciding on the production of the next generation of European tanks as an integral part of the combat system in Ukraine or any other war zone.
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