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France and Germany, marriage or divorce?

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Will the European crisis revive old demons? The core of the European Union, the Franco-German couple, is officially working hand in hand to salvage the euro and refound the union. Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel basically spent the week together - Monday in Paris, Wednesday in Marseille, and Thursday and Friday in Brussels. But some here in French resent the perceived alignment with Germany as a loss of sovereignty and identity.

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  • Gregory VISCUSI, Reporter, Bloomberg News;
  • Marc-Olivier PADIS, Vice-president, Terra Nova + Editor-in-chief, "Esprit" Magazine;
  • Thomas KLAU, Paris Bureau Chief, European Council on Foreign Relations. 
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