EL 85 | Reactivating the Franco-German Engine
The European Letter is back.
After years of stagnation, the Franco-German engine could finally give new impetus to the European integration process. The election of Friedrich Merz as Chancellor and Emmanuel Macron's leadership for the next two years open a valuable political window to advance the Union on ambitious projects of sovereignty sharing. In a context marked by U.S. disengagement, external authoritarian threats, and growing pressure from internal nationalisms, a common response becomes indispensable.
Winning together on crucial challenges such as security, defense, strategic autonomy, and competitiveness is decisive not only for the future of Europe but also for the internal stability of France and Germany—now threatened by industrial decline, territorial inequalities, and above all the rise of radical right-wing forces. Only by strengthening Europe can Paris and Berlin also strengthen themselves. This is the crossroads: to relaunch a more sovereign and cohesive Union, or to suffer the erosion of their own political, economic, and democratic stability.
The European Letter is published in 7 languages - from the edition 77 - under the auspices of the Luciano Bolis European Foundation in cooperation with the Union of European Federalists.
The European Letter is a periodical publication started in 1997 with the aim of stimulating political debate in national parliaments and governments, and in the European Parliament.
The European Letter 85 entitled "Reactivating the Franco-German Engine", is sent to parliamentarians in the following legislative bodies:
- European Parliament
- Bundestag
- Parliament of the French Republic
- Parliament of the Italian Republic
- Cortes generales (Spanish Parliament)
- Nationalrat (Austrian Parliament)
- Belgian Federal Parliament
- Hellenic Parliament
- Eduskunta (Parliament of Finland)
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