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The Franco-German cooperation or the Franco-German locomotive are terms used to describe the highly collaborative countries of France and Germany, especially in the context of European Union.
Although France has sometimes been Euroskeptical, especially under President de Gaulle, Franco-German agreement and cooperation has always been key to European integration. In recent times, France and Germany are the most enthusiastic proponents of the further integration of the Union. They are sometimes described as as the "main engine" or "core countries" pushing for such a move. This integrationist agenda is facing growing opposition from Euroskeptics such as the United Kingdom, but also increasing numbers of EU countries, particularly the new members where euro-critical parties performed well in the European Parliament election, 2004. Euroscepticism is scepticism about, or disagreement with, the purposes of the European Union, sometimes coupled with a desire to preserve national sovereignty. ...
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (November 22, 1890 – November 9, 1970), in France commonly referred to as général de Gaulle, was a French military leader and statesman. ...
European integration is the process of political and economic (and in some cases social and cultural) integration of European states into a tighter bloc. ...
Euroscepticism is scepticism about, or disagreement with, the purposes of the European Union, sometimes coupled with a desire to preserve national sovereignty. ...
Elections to the European Parliament were held from June 10, 2004 to June 13, 2004 in the 25 member states of the European Union, using varying election days according to local custom. ...
Origins
The treaty on Franco-German cooperation, the Elysée treaty, was signed by de Gaulle and Adenauer on January 22, 1963. A treaty is a binding agreement under international law concluded by subjects of international law, namely states and international organizations. ...
Portrait of General Charles de Gaulle. ...
Konrad Adenauer (January 5, 1876–April 19, 1967) was a German statesman. ...
January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
Events January-February January 11 - The Whisky A Go-Go night club in Los Angeles, the first disco in the USA, is opened. ...
Industrial alliance The government of the two nations are making enormous efforts to merge the biggest enterprises of the Franco-German industrial alliance, it is interesting to note that once united the Franco-Germans enterprises often rise to world leadership in their respective fields.
Franco-German collaborative enterprises include;
Areva is a French company concerned with nuclear power and the transmission and distribution of electricity. ...
Aventis was formed in 1999 when Rhône-Poulenc S.A. merged with Hoechst AG. The merged company was based in France. ...
Airbus S.A.S. is a commercial aircraft manufacturer based in Toulouse, France. ...
European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) is a large European industrial corporation of the aerospace business, formed by the merger on July 10, 2000 of Aérospatiale-Matra of France, Dornier and DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG (DASA) of Germany, and Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA) of Spain. ...
German industrial company ThyssenKrupp AG, with about 200,000 employees, mainly operates in the steel industry, but also in the automotive, industrial construction, and shipbuilding areas, as well as manufacturing elevators and providing other technologies and services. ...
Political alliance The two countries are following common foreign affairs policies, a strong example of this is the 2003 Iraq War that aligned the Franco-German alliance with Russia in opposition to American foreign policy. For other uses of the term, see Iraq war (disambiguation) The 2003 invasion of Iraq (also called the 2nd or 3rd Persian Gulf War) began on March 20, 2003, when forces belonging primarily to the United States and the United Kingdom invaded Iraq without the explicit backing of the United...
President Chirac has stated his desire to see Europe as a counterweight to American power against what some see as increasingly predatory American politics in the Middle East. A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ...
Compare The Auld Alliance was an alliance between Scotland, France, and Norway. ...
The Anglo-Portuguese Alliance between England (succeeded by the United Kingdom) and Portugal is the oldest alliance in the world which is still in force. ...
The Entente Cordiale (French for friendly understanding) is a series of agreements signed on April 8, 1904, between the United Kingdom and France. ...
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