{"id":17574,"date":"2026-10-09T16:40:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T16:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/berlinnews24.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/09\/german-president-says-berlin-will-remain-committed-to-europe-during-france-visit\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T16:40:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T16:40:58","slug":"german-president-says-berlin-will-remain-committed-to-europe-during-france-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/berlinnews24.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/09\/german-president-says-berlin-will-remain-committed-to-europe-during-france-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"German president says Berlin will remain committed to Europe during France visit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Skip to main content<\/a>Europe<\/a>German president says Berlin will remain committed to Europe during France visit'Germany can only be successful as a European Germany,' Frank-Walter Steinmeier says Seyma Erkul Dayanc08 October 2026\u2022Update: 08 October 2026\"ContentISTANBUL<\/p>\n

Germany would remain committed to Europe despite political and economic changes in the country, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Germans will remain good Europeans, despite all the changes taking place here — economically, politically, and especially in security policy,\u201d Steinmeier said after meeting French President Emmanuel Macron during a state visit to France, according to German newspaper Die Zeit.<\/p>\n

\u201cGermany can only be successful as a European Germany, closely embedded in the EU. That is true and will remain so for us,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf Germany and France do not move forward together, Europe will not move forward at all,\u201d Macron said.<\/p>\n

He said cooperation between the two countries was important to \u201cstrengthen our democracies and their vitality\u201d at a time when \u201cconspiracy theories and skepticism sometimes gain the upper hand.\u201d<\/p>\n

The two presidents also discussed challenges facing their countries, with Steinmeier saying political polarization and the growing strength of radical political forces were making it more difficult to form governments and govern.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will not escape our growth crisis if everything remains as it is,\u201d Steinmeier said, adding that \u201creforms have become even more difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n

The meeting was also a farewell visit, as both Steinmeier and Macron are due to leave office next year.<\/p>\n

Steinmeier's visit is the first state visit to France by a German federal president in 13 years, according to the German government.<\/p>\n

Macron, for his part, said the two countries \u201cunderstand the price of war, the need for reconciliation and the value of peace.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOur friendship, which is etched in history, is our greatest strength and represents promise for all of Europe,\u201d Macron said.<\/p>\n

German president says Berlin will remain committed to Europe during France visit<\/p>\n

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Skip to main contentEuropeGerman president says Berlin will remain committed to Europe during France visit’Germany can only be successful as a European Germany,’ Frank-Walter Steinmeier says Seyma Erkul Dayanc08 October 2026\u2022Update: 08 October 2026ISTANBULGermany would remain committed to Europe despite political and economic changes in the country, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Thursday.
\n\u201cThe Germans will remain good Europeans, despite all the changes taking place here — economically, politically, and especially in security policy,\u201d Steinmeier said after meeting French President Emmanuel Macron during a state visit to France, according to German newspaper Die Zeit.
\n\u201cGermany can only be successful as a European Germany, closely embedded in the EU. That is true and will remain so for us,\u201d he added.
\n\u201cIf Germany and France do not move forward together, Europe will not move forward at all,\u201d Macron said.
\nHe said cooperation between the two countries was important to \u201cstreng..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":17575,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/berlinnews24.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/berlinnews24.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/berlinnews24.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/berlinnews24.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/berlinnews24.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17574"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/berlinnews24.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17574\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/berlinnews24.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/berlinnews24.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/berlinnews24.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/berlinnews24.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}