The coalition agreement of the future German government offers an "
extremely solid working basis
" for reforming Europe, welcomed Saturday France, which will take the rotating presidency of the EU on January 1.
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It's a very good coalition agreement from a European point of view, for France as the main partner of Germany,
" said the French Secretary of State for European Affairs, Clément Beaune, during an exchange with young people organized by the Franco-German Youth Office (OFAJ). "
On the climate, on social rights, even on the idea of reforming Europe and not excluding treaty changes to improve our Europe in the future (...) the German coalition contract is committed
», He noted.
The future coalition, which will bring together Social Democrats, Greens and Liberals, is also committed to "
a trade policy more respectful of the environment
", a point that France "
pushed a lot
", he welcomed.
"
On all this, we have an extremely solid, extremely positive working basis and in addition the tone, the general message on Europe, on European sovereignty are very present,
" he continued.
The German social democrat Olaf Scholz announced on Wednesday an agreement to take the head of the first post-Merkel government, with the Greens and the Liberals, an unprecedented coalition.
The French authorities have stressed their willingness to start working very quickly with the new German government, a key partner of Paris within the European Union.
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The Franco-German engine is strong and remains essential, even more so in a Europe of 27 (..) quite heterogeneous
", insisted Clément Beaune.
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Our diplomats are used to working together, our leaders work together on a daily basis, call each other, talk to each other (..) We manage to find in many cases, through this work, compromises
", he said. Explain.
"
And once we have a compromise or a Franco-German ambition (...) we manage to train, to convince the other partners
".
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It would be a mistake to think that Germany and France decide for the others,
" he stressed, however.
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They have a duty to propose for others and to come to an understanding, not to impose a decision
".
