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EU climate policy: Franco-German conflicts and lines of compromise

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Published: December 13th, 2021,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

By Götz Reichert
Götz Reichert is head of the Department of Energy, Environment, Climate and Transport at the Centre for European Policy (CEP).

During Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s inaugural visit to French President Emmanuel Macron last Friday, it once again became clear that Berlin and Paris are not currently in agreement on key issues of EU climate policy. But possible lines of compromise are already emerging.

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