Macron Talks About Europe’s Decline, Scholz Is Trying to Fix It
The French president's grand plans and jabs at the German chancellor obscure the fact that Berlin is stepping up its engagement for Ukraine.
French President Emmanuel Macron, left, hosts German chancellor Olaf Scholz at the Elysee Palace in Paris, last June.
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They’ve taken down the Eiffel Tower in Berlin.
The removal of the 15-meter high replica, erected as a token of friendship during the Cold War in the quarter of the city that the French controlled, is a fitting symbol of the state of relations between the two nations that together aspire to set the tone for Europe.