Merz and Macron: A Franco-German week of harmony

Friedrich Merz and Emmanuel Macron did everything they could this week to demonstrate a close partnership. This is likely because both fear that the next French president could be nationalist Marine Le Pen.

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Merz and Macron: A Franco-German week of harmony

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