France-Germany relations Archives

Germany and France: Stick Together on Greece

By Holger Schmieding, July 9, 2015 in EconoMatters, Global HotSpots

How will the end game on Greece’s proposals play out?

Greece: The Franco-German Split Over “Solidarity” in Europe

By Stephan Richter, July 6, 2015 in Rethinking Europe, Global HotSpots, Richter Scale

Why are Europe’s two key economies so deeply divided over this issue?

France’s Message to Germany: Back to the 19th Century?

By Stephan Richter, April 22, 2015 in EconoMatters, Richter Scale

France takes exception to the words of German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble.

France’s Sudden Chinese Impulses

By Stephan Richter, December 11, 2014 in EconoMatters, Global Pairings, Richter Scale

Why is the French finance minister invoking other cultures’ diplomatic style to defend France?

German Diplomacy and French Intransigence

By Stephan Richter, May 31, 2013 in Richter Scale, Global Bite

Have German politicians finally learned the art of diplomacy?

Marianne and Brunhilde: Reflections on France and Germany in Europe (Part II)

By Riccardo Perissich, May 28, 2013 in Rethinking Europe, Globalist Paper

Can the EU overcome the differences in style and substance between its two key members — France and Germany?

Marianne and Brunhilde: Reflections on France and Germany in Europe (Part I)

By Riccardo Perissich, May 27, 2013 in Rethinking Europe, Globalist Paper

Are France and Germany so vital to the EU precisely because they disagree on virtually everything?

Attacking Germany Won’t Create French Jobs

By Denis MacShane, May 6, 2013 in Globalist Perspective

Is it wise for the French to display inertia on economic reforms, while hoping for the election of a new German government? The UK’s former Minister for Europe weighs in.

The French Revolution and Modern Germany

By David Blackbourn, January 19, 2013 in Globalist Perspective

How did Germany link its own ideas to those emerging from France, North America and South America in the late 18th and 19th centuries?

France’s Epoch-Making Choice

By Stephan Richter, June 20, 2012 in Richter Scale, Reforming Global Finance

Will Francois Hollande choose to make France like Germany or to make France like Italy?