2010-07-16T09:00:42Z https://www.thenewfederalist.eu/Angela-and-Nicolas-Share-a-Common-Vision-Again#comment8521 2010-07-16T09:00:42Z

<p>Danke / Thanks for the overview of this topic and for sharing your ideas. Personally I think that the EU and the European integration is and should be much more than the Franco-German motor. Even though it's a great achievement that these two old foes are linked together in several ways and cooperate rather than oppose each other many of their agreements are foul and not necessarily beneficial for the Union as a whole. It's a fact that Germany is bigger and more important than France on its own standing and should thus have no fear in pursuing to agree on things with other like-minded member states when it comes to austerity plans, fiscal discipline and similar as long as it does so in its traditionally pro-European minded manner. However, by being linked to France all these years it seems as if Germany picked up a few tricks on how to defend your national interest, something France has been a champion of within the EU. I'm not convinced that Angela and Nicolas share a truly common vision nor do I believe that they should.</p> <p>PS. I very much like the links to other articles on the topic ;-)</p>