The German Chancellor Friedrich Merz declared himself this Friday, August 29, “a little worried” on Friday, “a little worried” about the political situation in France, especially for the stability of the euro zone, while the French government will play its survival during a trust vote on September 8.
“We are very close to the political situation in France very closely and, sometimes, we are a little worried, to tell him the truth,” said Friedrich Merz, in an interview broadcast on the LCI channel.
“My interlocutor, in matters of Franco-German cooperation, is the head of state (Emmanuel Macron),” continued the German chancellor, who spoke after a Council of Franco-German Ministers organized in Toulon, in southeast France.
Friedrich Merz demands a “stable common currency”
“I want us to continue strengthening this cooperation (Franco-German) and that during the two years that he (Emmanuel Macron) remains as a mandate, we can continue to make important decisions, regardless of the problems of momentary internal policy that may worry us,” said Friedrich Merz.
“I don’t want to interfere with French internal policy. But we have a common currency that must be stable. It was our promise 25 years ago, he remembers,” he added.
Even if he has softened his position since the arrival of Friedrich Merz’s power, Germany traditionally militates for the strict compliance with the budgetary limitations established by European treaties that institute a single currency.
The French prime minister, François Bayrou, announced on Monday that he involved the responsibility of his government, a minority in the assembly, to initiate the disappalence of France and establish a budget limit by 2026.
Source: BFM TV
