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France and Germany to Europe’s Rescue?
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These days there’s little good news coming out of Europe. France is dealing with the aftermath of the November 13 terrorist attacks in Paris that killed 130 people. The refugee crisis has buoyed the political ambitions of populist parties. Several countries have imposed border restrictions to curb the influx of refugees or have refused to even take in people fleeing the wars in Syria and Iraq.
The eurozone economies aren’t in good shape either. They show little growth. And Poland’s new right-wing government no longer thinks it’s worth having the EU flag alongside the Polish one at the prime minister’s weekly press conference—and this in a country that once believed that joining the EU in 2004 was about returning home to Europe.
But amid the gloom and deficit of self-confidence, there is something that could give Europe a much-needed fillip. It is the Franco-German relationship.
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