France and Germany will set up a joint security council as part of Europe’s increased focus on its own defence, President Emmanuel Macron said as he hosted Friedrich Merz on the new chancellor’s first state visit abroad.
Meeting at the Élysée Palace on Wednesday, the two leaders vowed to reinforce co-operation in the face of increased threats from Russia and an unpredictable US administration under President Donald Trump.
Merz, who took office on Tuesday, has made a point of heading to Paris first to revive co-operation between the EU’s largest countries.
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