Can France and Germany repair their relationship?

Leaders meet after disagreements over the war in Ukraine, defense and energy policies.

The relationship between Germany and France is often described as the engine that drives the European Union.

The bloc’s two largest economies work closely together to design policies that affect the rest of the continent.

But their alliance is under strain.

The German chancellor and the French president have held talks to resolve their differences.

They have disagreed on European positions on energy, defense and the war in Ukraine.

Other EU members, including Poland and Latvia, have accused Berlin of not acting in the common interest of the bloc.

So can the two nations find common ground?

Presenter: Feel Abuhaida

Guests:

Pieter Cleppe – editor of BrusselsReport.eu, a news website on EU affairs

Eva Heidbreder – Professor of Multilevel Governance in Europe, Otto Von Guericke University Magdeburg

Julien Hoez – specialist in European politics and member of Renaissance, France’s ruling party