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In the years following the Second World War France and Germany forged a political friendship which was sealed with the Elysee Treaty and helped create the foundation for the current European Union. This 8 page paper considers why this alliance is not long effective. The paper looks at events external to France and Germany as well as the different internal and external political developments. The bibliography cites 8 sources.
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as well as numerous diplopic disagreements between the two areas. However, following the Second World War and the recognition of the damage these wars were causing, both economically and socially.
The need for peace in Europe was a driving force behind the creation of the European Union (EU), with Franc-German alliance formalised with the Elysee Treaty as well as
being seen to play the major role in the foundations and continuation of the EU (Graham and Simonian, 2003, Demir, 2003). This treaty fostered a closer relationship with a schedule
of meetings between the leaders of both countries at least twice a year (Demir, 2003). The aim of the treaty, in the
words of Dominique de Villepin, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs was for the treaty to "set the seal on reconciliation between our two nations and laid the groundwork
for lasting peace on the continent. It ushered in an era of unprecedented cooperation between the two countries and gave decisive momentum to European cooperation. Our close dialogue and daily
cooperation in economic matters, research, culture and education are leading to a growing number of exchanges between our societies." (quoted Demir, 2003) Today the world is a different place, the
EU is performing its tasks and biding countries together to war is unlikely. The global climate is also changing with many new and different political pressures. It is due to
these changes that it may be argued the Franco-German alliance is no longer as effective as it once was and is not needed in the same way. If we
look at the history of these two nations and their relationship following the Second World War there was a gradual process of reconciliation that lead to France and Germany being
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