Retuning Europe’s Franco-German Engine
Nicolas Sarkozy has said that he wants to focus the French EU presidency, which begins next month, on climate change, European migration policy, and re-energizing the European Security and Defense Policy. But fulfilling this ambitious agenda will depend in large part on whether Franco-German cooperation can be revived.
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BERLIN – Whether or not the French presidency of the EU, which begins next month, is successful will depend in large part on whether Franco-German cooperation can be revived. In that seemingly long-gone era, common initiatives for Europe were the rule, and a Franco-German proposal usually constituted an acceptable compromise for Europe as a whole. The Maastricht Treaty of 1992 was probably the last masterpiece of Franco-German creativity.