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Conference with Anne-Marie Descôtes, Secretary-General of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, and Thomas Bagger, State Secretary of the German Federal Foreign Office.
Since Donald Trump's return to the White House, transatlantic relations have been put to the test. New sources of tension emerge every week: war in Ukraine, customs duties, interference in electoral processes, etc. The speech by Vice President J.D. Vance at the Munich Security Conference caused a form of shock. Could the American ally turn into an adversary?
Faced with this new challenge, will the European Union be able to form a united front, or will its member states enter into bilateral transactional logic? At this historic moment, France and Germany, traditional drivers of European integration, must find a balance between defending their national interests and promoting European solidarity.
With:
Anne-Marie Descôtes, Secretary-General of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs
Thomas Bagger, State Secretary of the German Federal Foreign Office
Discussion:
Laurence Nardon, Responsable for the America-Program of Ifri
Chair:
Paul Maurice, Secretary General of the Study Committee on Franco-German Relations (Cerfa), Ifri
At Ifri under the Chatham House rule.
Conference in French and German with simultaneous translation.
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Catherine NAIKER
Assistant to the Study Committee on Franco-German Relations (Cerfa), Ifri
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Paul MAURICE
Secretary General of the Study Committee on Franco-German Relations (Cerfa), Ifri
Laurence NARDON
Research Fellow, Head of the Americas Program, Ifri
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