{"id":1159,"date":"2022-10-27T21:05:08","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T21:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tradersontrend.com\/?p=1159"},"modified":"2022-10-27T21:05:08","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T21:05:08","slug":"scholzs-policy-solo-questions-france-germany-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tradersontrend.com\/h\/2022\/10\/27\/scholzs-policy-solo-questions-france-germany-ties\/","title":{"rendered":"Scholz&#8217;s Policies Put Franco-German Ties at Risk"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1159\" class=\"elementor elementor-1159\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c3b34e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c3b34e2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a0b98d\" data-id=\"8a0b98d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32232812 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32232812\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Is Scholz&#8217;s Policy Powerful Enough to Question France-Germany Ties?<\/p><p>France and Germany are facing new problems at a time when their unity is crucial for handling the energy issue.<\/p><p>Wednesday&#8217;s meeting between the two leaders was almost canceled.<\/p><p>It was originally supposed to include government ministers, then postponed, and finally reduced to simply the two heads of state.<\/p><p>Alberto Alemanno, professor of EU law at H.E.C Business School, told CNBC that Franco-German cooperation is being questioned.<\/p><p>He stated that Olaf Scholz&#8217;s actions &#8220;deepen Union divisions.&#8221;<\/p><p>France and Germany are the EU&#8217;s two largest economies and co-founders.<\/p><p>EU policymaking requires unity.<\/p><p>France and Germany have different approaches to the energy dilemma. <br \/><br \/>France supported a cap on European gas prices, but Germany finally agreed last week \u2013 with conditions.<\/p><p>Germany has been attacked for agreeing to a 200 billion euro rescue plan to protect German companies and families while delaying EU moves to generate more money and support European nations with less fiscal flexibility.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bruno_Le_Maire\">Bruno Le Maire<\/a>, France&#8217;s finance minister, said the eurozone must work together to avoid fragmentation among its 19 members.<\/p><p>In addition, the EU is concerned about Scholz&#8217;s forthcoming trip to China to do business with a rival.<\/p><p>Germany&#8217;s slow delivery of armaments to Ukraine is also problematic.<\/p><p>Jacob Kirkegaard, a senior fellow at the German Marshall Fund, blames the German government for the tense relationship.<\/p><p><em>&#8220;Scholz leads the first three-party coalition in German history, and as such has less control over his &#8216;internal politics&#8217; than prior German chancellors,&#8221;<\/em> he noted.<br \/><br \/><strong style=\"font-size: 24.5px; font-family: inherit;\">&#8216;Exaggerated&#8217;<br \/><br \/><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">French officials deny tensions but recognize that Germany&#8217;s three-party coalition slows agreement.<\/span><\/p><p>An unnamed French official told CNBC that tensions between Paris and Berlin have been exaggerated.<\/p><p>German ministers allegedly argued this was an excellent week for family vacations.<\/p><p>Le Maire told Politico the delay had <em>&#8220;nothing to do with politics.&#8221; <\/em>Sometimes both countries move <em>&#8220;more slowly&#8221;<\/em> on policy than anticipated, but <em>&#8220;we always discuss with the Germans.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><p>The German coalition, in place since December, is new, and &#8220;there&#8217;s a learning curve.&#8221;<\/p><p>The official remarked, <em>\u201cIt takes them a long time to agree.\u201d <\/em>CNBC couldn&#8217;t reach the German government for comment.<\/p><p>Scholz stated last week, <em>&#8220;President Macron and I meet often to discuss France.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><p>Europe&#8217;s <em>&#8220;frustration with Berlin&#8221;<\/em> has grown, according to Eurasia Group.<\/p><p><em>\u201cWhile the criticism first focussed on Berlin&#8217;s limited military support for [Kyiv], member nations have now started to attack Germany&#8217;s budgetary and energy policies,\u201d<\/em> they said Tuesday.<\/p><p><em>&#8220;Disappointment with Berlin has gone so far that it threatens to damage the Franco-German alliance,&#8221;<\/em> they continued.<\/p><p><em>For More Stocks And Investment Related News, Click <a href=\"https:\/\/tradersontrend.com\/\">Here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is Scholz&#8217;s Policy Powerful Enough to Question France-Germany Ties? 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