The relationship between France and Germany has long been the motor that drives the EU. Wednesday’s meeting between Chancellor Olaf Scholz and President Emmanuel Macron in Paris is a chance to put it back on the road after months of disunity.
Franco-German tensions were laid bare at last week’s EU summit in Brussels, when Macron told reporters that Berlin risked “isolating itself” in Europe.
Although Scholz said he did not feel isolated “in any way”, the two countries were on opposing sides of an acrimonious debate over whether to introduce an EU-wide cap on gas prices. French finance minister Bruno Le Maire acknowledged that relations were “difficult” and required a “reset”.
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