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Source: DW News | Published: March 21, 2025, 11:00 a.m.
Can Germany and France unite to strengthen Western democracies? | Berlin Briefing Podcast
Donald Trump is rapidly reshaping the relationship with America’s allies. Will Trump’s policies push EU states to finally speak with one voice? Why should anyone who cares about democracy be paying close attention to the relationship between Germany and France? Why is Germany updating its travel advice for the US? And what does the Statue of Liberty have to do with it all? In this episode of Berlin Briefing, DW’s Nina Haase discusses the future of Franco-German relations with her guests Max Hofmann, head of News and Current Affairs at DW, and Jacob Ross, a research fellow at DGAP.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
02:00 Tightened US border controls - also for Europeans
05:13 Germany tightens travel advice to the US
09:32 The Statue of Liberty
13:40 JD Vance at the MSC 2025
18:45 US millennials in the new administration
24:30 Macron’s vision for Europe
28:44 Macron and Merz
29:22 Angela Merkel and football
31:03 Eurobonds
33:54 Debt brake reform and AfD
37:53 Strengthening democracies, a race against time
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