Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz Seek a Reset After Lingering Tensions
- German Chancellor in Paris for working lunch with Macron
- Tensions have recently flared up on defense, energy, economy
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron met in Paris Wednesday to try and iron out wide-ranging tensions from energy and economic issues to the future of European defense.
An official in Macron’s office said the conversation, which was conducted in English and lasted three hours, evolved around energy, defense and innovation but stuck to long-term perspectives, with Scholz visibly open to more collaboration.