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For the past few years, Macron and Scholz's relationship has been out of order. But with Merz coming into the office, relations have improved significantly. In this video, we're taking a look at prior tensions, and why the relationship is now improving.

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Merz-Macron Relationship https://www.ft.com/content/ff041474-2dd7-4556-ac2e-d01136fee8c2 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/07/challenges-facing-europe-enormous-says-merz-on-first-trip-abroad https://www.ft.com/content/c1bf5fe8-602d-4887-a5eb-1bd247be9d54 https://www.politico.eu/article/inside-the-franco-german-plot-to-kill-europes-ethical-supply-chain-law/ https://edition.cnn.com/2025/06/26/world/france-germany-alliance-merzcron-intl-cmd https://www.chathamhouse.org/2025/05/merz-and-macron-can-restart-europes-franco-german-engine https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/macron-merz-talk-big-on-europe-delivering-will-be-harder/

Nuclear Power https://www.ft.com/content/e99efa2b-338a-4065-89c6-0683d5759ed7 https://brusselssignal.eu/2025/05/germany-drops-opposition-to-nuclear-power-at-eu-level-but-plants-stay-shut-at-home/ https://www.ft.com/content/b1dbd7b4-d8b9-45eb-bd18-4976f7c9af5e

Debt Sharing https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-17/france-says-joint-bonds-on-table-to-finance-european-defense https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-27/merz-tells-eu-leaders-to-beware-growing-dangers-of-a-debt-crisis https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/05/09/merz-rules-out-permanent-joint-debt-at-eu-level

‘Strategic Autonomy’ https://www.politico.eu/article/friedrich-merz-germany-election-united-states-donald-trump-nato/

00:00 - Introduction 01:22 - Context 04:45 - Why France-Germany Relations are Improving 07:37 - Sponsored Content