What Franco-German relationship after the departure of Angela Merkel?

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What Franco-German relationship after the departure of Angela Merkel?

(Photo dated September 2021) © Ludovic Marin / AFP

By: Romain Auzouy

1 min

This Wednesday, November 3, 2021, takes place the very last visit of outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel to France.

It takes place in the city of Beaune, in eastern France, a major wine-growing place.

On this occasion, Angela Merkel will be presented by French President Emmanuel Macron with the insignia of Grand'Croix of the Legion of Honor.

In sixteen years in power, Angela Merkel has known four French heads of state.

His departure opens a period of uncertainty in Franco-German relations, all the more so in the context of the upcoming French presidential election.

What to expect with Angela Merkel's announced successor Olaf Scholz?

How have Franco-German relations evolved?

Are they still the engine of the European Union?

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To discuss it

- Hélène Miard-Delacroix,

 professor of History and Civilization of contemporary Germany at Sorbonne University, co-author of the book “ 

 ”, Fayard editions 

- Marion Gaillard

, historian, specialist in European issues and Franco-German relations and lecturer at Sciences-po and author of the book “

, Éditions documentation française studio

- Paul Maurice,

researcher at the Study Committee for Franco-German Relations at IFRI, author of the article “Germany / European Union: the ambiguous heritage of Angela Merkel”, published in the journal 

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