Merz and Macron Present a United Front as EU Leaders Meet
The display of bonhomie comes amid their divisions on dealing with the EU’s competitiveness woes.
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron made quite the entrance as they arrived at the 16th century Alden Biesen castle in Belgium for an EU leaders’ retreat this morning.
In an unusual move, the leaders of the bloc’s two biggest economies arrived and spoke to the press together. When it comes to competitiveness and the EU single market, “I’m happy that Emmanuel Macron and I agree with each other – as almost always,” Merz told reporters standing alongside the French president.