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In January 2019, Macron and Germany's Merkel prepared to sign a treaty further eroding the national sovereignty of both countries and tying them closer together.<ref>Friedman, Victoria (January 10, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/01/10/franco-german-axis-merkel-macron-sign-treaty-shared-defence-foreign-policy/ Merkel and Macron Pool Defence, Foreign Policy in Prototype ‘Sovereign Europe’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 10, 2019.<br>See also:

In January 2019, Macron and Germany's Merkel prepared to sign a treaty further eroding the national sovereignty of both countries and tying them closer together.<ref>Friedman, Victoria (January 10, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/01/10/franco-german-axis-merkel-macron-sign-treaty-shared-defence-foreign-policy/ Merkel and Macron Pool Defence, Foreign Policy in Prototype ‘Sovereign Europe’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 10, 2019.<br>See also:

*Friedman, Victoria (January 22, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/01/22/german-yellow-vests-protest-merkel-macron-sign-treaty-joint-defence/ Yellow Vests Protest Merkel-Macron Treaty on Integrating Defence, Foreign Policy]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 22, 2019.</ref>

*Friedman, Victoria (January 22, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/01/22/german-yellow-vests-protest-merkel-macron-sign-treaty-joint-defence/ Yellow Vests Protest Merkel-Macron Treaty on Integrating Defence, Foreign Policy]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 22, 2019.</ref> While some mainstream media sources painted France and Germany as standing far apart on EU issues, their positions were much closer than such analyses implied.<ref>Baker, Luke; Rinke, Andreas (November 29, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-france-relations/paris-and-berlin-at-odds-but-talk-of-rupture-overblown-idUSKBN1Y31Y0 Paris and Berlin at odds, but talk of rupture overblown]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved November 29, 2019.</ref>

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