France and Germany join forces as a single superpower - Two nations to share defence, foreign and economic Posted: Jan 9th, 2019 - 2:24 pm
France and Germany are to forge shared defence, foreign and economic policies in an unprecedented “twinning” arrangement regarded as a prototype for the future of the European Union.
This month Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron will sign a treaty that paves the way for the two nations to present a united diplomatic front to the world and to mount joint peacekeeping missions in conflict zones. Both countries will lobby for Germany to receive a permanent seat on the UN security council, alongside France, the US, China, Russia and Britain, the leading Allied powers on the winning side at the end of the Second World War.
France and Germany also intend to speak with one voice in Brussels, drawing up common positions before pivotal EU summits…
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