Now the Franco-German question

Commentary feature. The new German question asks whether Europe can find a new equilibrium now that Germany is the preponderant power.

Germany will have to learn leadership, and France followship. Both will find it a wrenching experience. The rules of the European game changed for ever with the reunification of Germany. It has taken the euro crisis to spell out the brutal implications.

ESO: Background information: France and Germany agree new rules / S&P downgrade threat reveals frustrations http://www.europeansources.info/record/france-and-germany-agree-new-rules-sp-downgrade-threat-reveals-frustrations/

ESO: Background information: The curious case of German leadership http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-curious-case-of-german-leadership/

ESO: Background information: Paris wary of ceding power to Brussels http://www.europeansources.info/record/paris-wary-of-ceding-power-to-brussels/

EurActiv, 9.12.11: Schulz: Merkel-Sarkozy, the couple of contradictions http://www.euractiv.com/euro-finance/schulz-merkel-sarkozy-couple-con-interview-509565

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