How Mighty France Has Fallen

How Mighty France Has Fallen

Ever since the signing of the Treaty of Rome in 1957, France has tied itself to Germany on a simple understanding: that whatever divergences of interests or policy the pair had, they would find a way to co-operate. This used to mean compromising on an egalitarian basis. But over the past decade, as economic weakness has enfeebled its political hand and enlargement has diluted its power, France has struggled to accept its diminished status. The growing imbalance was disguised only by the hyperactivity of Nicolas Sarkozy, Mr Hollande’s predecessor. Today, Mr Hollande’s unimposing presidency has exposed the French to the uncomfortable reality of a German-led Europe. Faced with Germany’s unilateral policymaking over the migrant crisis, the French have found themselves wrong-footed, and silenced.

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