№126: Tandem Faces an Uncertain Future: Franco-German Relations in a Time of War and Inflation
№126: Tandem Faces an Uncertain Future: Franco-German Relations in a Time of War and Inflation

Author(s): Łukasz Jasiński, Łukasz Maślanka
Contributor(s): Sławomir Dębski (Editor), Łukasz Kulesa (Editor), Wojciech Lorenz (Editor)
Subject(s): Politics, Economic policy, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Economic development, Russian Aggression against Ukraine
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: France; German; economic policy; inflation; war; Russia; Ukraine; invasion;
Summary/Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic and the crises caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine represent the most serious test for the Franco-German tandem since the creation of the EU. Leaders in both countries share a conviction of the necessity of mutual cooperation, further increased by the compromise worked out around the EU’s post-pandemic recovery plan. However, the catalogue of divergences between France and Germany is long and includes crucial issues such as the shape of the common market, energy policy, and defence. A possible permanent loosening of the tandem may benefit Poland, but only on the condition that the country maintains constructive relations with France and Germany, cooperates well with EU institutions, and correctly diagnoses Polish interests in the areas of the Franco-German dispute.

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