Draghi, Macron Seal New European Power Axis With Bilateral Deal

  • Italy, France vow to cooperate on issues from taxes to space
  • Macron says treaty not meant as snub to partners like Germany
Mario Draghi and Emmanuel Macron at Villa Madama in Rome, on Nov. 26. Photographer: Alessia Pierdomenico/Bloomberg
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French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi signed a bilateral cooperation treaty on Friday in the latest sign of a growing alliance between two of Europe’s most dynamic leaders.

The two shook hands and signed the document at Rome’s Quirinal palace, which will lend its name to the new treaty, as Italian and French jets passed overhead, weaving lines of smoke in the colors of the two nations’ flags.