In Germany, MPs call on Scholz to settle differences with Macron
Kyiv • UNN
German MPs call on Chancellor Scholz to resolve differences with French President Macron and strengthen Franco-German relations "given the difficult security situation.
On the eve of the meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, which will take place today, politicians from the CDU/CSU and the Green Party called on German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to fix the damaged Franco-German relations. This was reported by the German Tagesschau news service, according to UNN.
"Franco-German relations have never been in such a bad state as they are now. The Federal Chancellor's apparent lack of desire to move Europe forward together with France is shocking," said CDU foreign policy expert Armin Lasche.
Anton Hofreiter, a Green politician and chairman of the Bundestag's European Affairs Committee, also called on the federal chancellor to resolve his differences with Macron.
"I expect Chancellor Scholz to use this meeting to smooth out the differences between him and Macron. The EU needs to act as one in the face of the difficult security situation," Hofreiter said.
The leaders of the "Weimar Triangle" (France, Germany and Poland) are meeting in Berlin on Friday to discuss assistance to Ukraine. According to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the countries should do everything possible to support Ukraine more.
