German-French love has its limits

France and Germany are Europe's uncontested pioneers, the liberal daily Mladá Fronta Dnes writes in its commentary on the meeting between President Sarkozy and German Chancellor Merkel in Paris. But the paper notes that cooperation between the two could be improved: "France and Germany love each other, and the gaps between them are increasingly being filled in. Their scientists work on joint projects, the students learn from the same books and engaged couples can marry without wading through a sea of red tape. But this love also has its limits. ... Merkel's response to Sarkozy's proposal of a joint ministry was restrained. Nor would German voters like it if the French had a 'spy' in the German government. But the results of the summit are nonetheless surprising. The ministers of both sides will no doubt be seeing more of each other, even if 'by invitation only'."

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