What are the consequences for the European Union?

What could be the consequences of the disagreement between France and Germany? “This rubs off on all of Europe. When relations between France and Germany are not good, it blocks discussions”, says Julien Gasparutto, in duplex from Brussels (Belgium) Wednesday, October 26. It seems complicated today for a diplomat that the two countries manage to reach a consensus on the subject of energy, for example.

These tensions also reinforce the divisions on the subjects which annoy within the 27 member countries. “Germany takes the countries of the North on board with it, France the countries of the South and in the end tensions crystallize around Paris and Berlin”, analyzes the journalist. But in Brussels, the real subject seems to be Germany, whose economic model, based on dependence on Russian gas, has exploded since the start of the war in Ukraine. “Eastern European countries criticize Berlin for not having listened to the warnings”, reports Julien Gasparutto. Olaf Scholz, whose austere attitude arouses criticism, is struggling to impose himself. And all this weakens the European Union.