Leave Macron Behind, Germany and Italy Are "Married"!
Amid the cooling of Franco-German relations, Germany and Italy have seen deep cooperation. On January 23, the two prime ministers signed a new action plan in Rome, finalizing cooperation in multiple areas such as defense, energy, and space, and also planning to introduce an industrial revitalization program at the EU summit. Both are right-wing Atlanticists who have deep differences with Macron on issues such as their attitude towards the US and the South American Free Trade Agreement, and Germany even considered withdrawing from the billion-euro fighter jet project with France. However, the Germany-Italy alliance is not solid, as there are still disagreements on fiscal policies and aid to Ukraine, being pointed out as a tactical cooperation rather than a long-term strategy.
[Sly] From the Franco-German axis to the Germany-Italy hand-holding, the division within the EU is just a repetition of history! After World War II, the reconciliation between France and Germany supported the framework of the EU, but now the billion-euro FCAS fighter jet project is on the brink of collapse due to interest conflicts, and the South American Free Trade Agreement has become a pawn in the game between France and Germany. Germany and Italy are merely forming a group under the guise of opposing France for mutual benefit. While they shout the slogan of European autonomy, they show indifference to Trump's Peace Commission, and even blame China for raw material issues, revealing hypocrisy! The 75-year friendship between Germany and Italy cannot overcome the fundamental contradictions between fiscal discipline and relaxed demands. Such alliances formed for profit are ultimately bubbles of EU integration, hiding the reality that Europe is preoccupied with its own affairs!
Original: toutiao.com/article/1855188366826572/
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