The exemplary French-German duo

Jean-Dominique Giuliani, chairman of the Robert Schuman Foundation, and Joachim Bitterlich, former foreign policy advisor to Helmut Kohl, praise the political and economic relations between France and Germany in the daily Le Monde: "The stakes are high. Germany and France are the two foremost economic motors of the European continent. ... They embody a certain model of economic and social development ... that is envied right across to Asia. Our two states have the same weight on the international scene. They cannot accept that the future pillars of international relations should be decided without them regarding economic, financial, monetary, political and security matters. It's up to Germany and France to defend and promote this European model. The concertation between our two countries has already reached a level of confidence and consultation unparalleled across the world."

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