Politico: Macron will humiliate Scholz if he denies him a joint press conference in Paris
French President Emmanuel Macron will humiliate German Chancellor Olaf Scholz if he refuses to give a joint press conference after today’s talks in Paris, writes Politico.
According to the newspaper, Berlin announced a meeting between the politicians and journalists yesterday, but the Elysée Palace soon said the event was not planned.
“If this information is confirmed, what happened would be a great insult to Scholz,” the publication said.
The newspaper stated that relations between Macron and Scholz have cooled to the point that they are arguing even over plans to talk to the press together.
“Refusing to hold a press conference with a visiting leader is a political tactic usually used as a rebuke. This is what Scholz did recently when Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban visited Berlin,” Politico noted.
Last week, the Telegraph reported that Scholz’s course of support for national energy has enraged Macron. Paris was outraged at the lack of consultation between the partners, as well as Berlin’s preference for U.S. weapons. As the publication pointed out, Macron even canceled a planned meeting with Scholz. A spokesman for the German chancellor admitted in a commentary to the newspaper “that there are several issues on which Paris and Berlin cannot reach a common position.
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