Nouvel èlan? European context of Germany-France relations under President Emmanuel Macron (2017–2021)
Journal: Rocznik Integracji Europejskiej
Year: 2023

The purpose of the article was to analyze German-French cooperation in the face of the biggest crises and challenges to bilateral relations for France and Germany in the first two decades of the 21st century. President Macron’s European offensive, with the EU reform package, was carried out in order to strengthen the role of Paris in European integration and international politics. Chancellor Merkel’s experience in the European policy of Germany made her quite cautious in approving the ambitious