Franco-German Council of Ministers

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The Franco-German Council of Ministers (French ministres franco-allemand ) is originally a six-monthly meeting between the German Federal Cabinet and the French Cabinet .

history

The creation of the joint Council of Ministers was preceded by a few decades of Franco-German friendship , during which the heads of state of Germany and France closely coordinated politically. Already the first cooperation between President Charles de Gaulle and Federal Chancellor Konrad Adenauer on integration into the West led to a fixation in the Franco-German friendship treaty of 1963, which was supposed to ensure regular consultations on important questions of foreign, security, youth and cultural policy. Already in this Élysée Treaty establishing the was German-French Youth - FGYO (Office franco-allemand pour la jeunesse - OFAJ) as the first joint institution.

This cultural exchange led to the establishment of the Franco-German Cultural Council - DFKR ( Haut-Conseil culturel franco-allemand - HCCFA), which has met twice a year since then. This is a milestone in the relationship between President François Mitterrand and Chancellor Helmut Kohl , which has developed since 1984. The idea of ​​a joint bilingual TV station ARTE also fell during this time, which finally went into operation in 1992. Also on the 22nd anniversary of the Élysée Treaty in January 1988, the creation of the Franco-German Finance and Economic Council - DFFWR ( Conseil économique et financier franco-allemand - CEFFA) was resolved, at which the finance ministers of the federal states meet four times a year., and the creation of the Franco-German Defense and Security Council - DFVSR ( Conseil franco-allemand de défense et de sécurité - CFADS), at which the foreign ministers meet twice a year. This was followed by the creation of the Franco-German Environment Council ( Conseil franco-allemand de l'environnement - CFAE) in January 1990, which meets at least once a year.

Cooperation between the heads of state was of crucial importance , especially at the time of the opening of the Iron Curtain and German reunification in 1989/1990. Kohl and Mitterrand met in person about ten times a year. Foreign ministers Hans-Dietrich Genscher and Roland Dumas used to visit each other for dinner during this time. In 2001, President Jacques Chirac , who had not gotten along with Chancellor Gerhard Schröder at all, asked his Foreign Minister Hubert Védrine how such good relations with his counterpart in Germany came about - the latter referred to the tradition of joint dinners every four to four six weeks. In the same year the heads of state and government of France and Germany and their foreign ministers met for an informal meeting in Blaesheim . This cooperation has since been called the Blaesheim Process , where people meet without a specific agenda. The place itself has a prehistory because President Giscard d'Estaing and Chancellor Helmut Schmidt first met here in 1977 for an informal dinner in the restaurant "Le Boeuf".

As part of the Blaesheim process from 2001, the next steps in German-French integration were discussed, which led to a joint meeting of the entire government cabinet in 2003. Since the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Élysée Treaty on January 22, 2003, the Franco-German Council of Ministers has replaced the biannual Franco-German summit meeting that had taken place until then.

In 2013, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Elysee Treaty, the 15th joint Franco-German Council of Ministers took place on January 22, 2013 in Berlin together with a joint parliamentary session of the German Bundestag and the French National Assembly in the Berlin Reichstag. Subsequently, integration was deepened at the administrative level, and the meetings of the joint Council of Ministers alternated on an annual basis. The "Declaration of the Franco-German Council of Ministers on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Élysée Treaty" refers in particular to a harmonization of social models, educational offers and taxation and names MALE drones as part of bilateral military cooperation.

At the 2017 meeting, the creation of the Franco-German Integration Council (DFIR / Conseil franco-allemand de l'intégration - CFAI / Franco-German Integration Council - DFIR) was decided. This committee has tasks in the wake of the 2015 migration crisis and is responsible for the further development of the Franco-German University , which was founded in 2013. This was followed in 2018 by the Meseburg Declaration , which calls for a joint corporation tax and names the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) and the Future Combat Aerial System (FCAS) in military research. As part of the lead of Airbus Defense and Space , Spain joined the development of the Future Combat Air System until 2040 in 2019 .

At the 2019 meeting, a common approach to disruptive technologies was agreed. This includes a research network for artificial intelligence of the Agency for Leap Innovations to support the creation of the European Innovation Council ( EIC ) (see Horizon 2020 and the discussion about the underfunded Horizon Europe project). The bilateral agreement of Aachen was confirmed and additional funding for the joint youth organization (DFJW / OFAJ) was agreed. The Franco-German MGCS main ground combat system is intended to support the development of the European PESCO project in joint defense.

aims

The aim of the Council of Ministers is to enable the heads of the various departments to debate a wide range of political issues.

organization

The two foreign ministers prepare the council . Both governments have a representative for Franco-German cooperation. They coordinate the preparation and follow-up of the meeting.

timeline

The meeting on January 22, 2003 in Paris was the first Council of Ministers . The other Councils of Ministers were:

  • 02nd German-French Council of Ministers on September 18, 2003 in Berlin
  • 03rd Franco-German Council of Ministers on May 13, 2004 in Paris
  • 04th Franco-German Council of Ministers on October 26, 2004 in Berlin
  • 05th Franco-German Council of Ministers on April 26, 2005 in Paris
  • 06th German-French Council of Ministers on March 14, 2006 in Berlin
  • 07th Franco-German Council of Ministers on October 12, 2006 in Paris
  • 08th German-French Council of Ministers on November 12, 2007 in Berlin
  • 09th Franco-German Council of Ministers on 0June 9, 2008 in Straubing (Germany)
  • 10th Franco-German Council of Ministers on November 24, 2008 in Paris
  • 11th Franco-German Council of Ministers on March 12, 2009 in Berlin
  • 12th Franco-German Council of Ministers on 0February 4, 2010 in Paris
  • 13th Franco-German Council of Ministers on December 10, 2010 in Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany)
  • 14th Franco-German Council of Ministers on 0February 6, 2012 in Paris
  • 15th German-French Council of Ministers on January 22, 2013 in Berlin
  • 16th Franco-German Council of Ministers on February 19, 2014 in Paris
  • 17th Franco-German Council of Ministers on March 31, 2015 in Berlin
  • 18th Franco-German Council of Ministers on April 07, 2016 in Metz (France)
  • 19th Franco-German Council of Ministers on July 13, 2017 in Paris
  • 20th German-French Council of Ministers on June 19, 2018 in Gransee (Germany), Meseberg Castle
  • 21st Franco-German Council of Ministers on October 16, 2019 in Toulouse, southern France

Due to the federal elections, the council was canceled in autumn 2005 , autumn 2009 and autumn 2013 . The presidential and parliamentary elections in France fell in spring 2017, which means that the now annual date was pushed back to July 2017.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated November 16, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.elysee50.de
  2. ↑ http://www.bundesregierung.de/Content/DE/Pressemitteilungen/BPA/2013/01/2013-01-22-deu-franz-erlkaerung.html  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.bundesregierung.de  
  3. ↑ http://www.elysee50.de/Le-Conseil-economique-et-financier,0276.html  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.elysee50.de  
  4. ↑ http://www.elysee50.de/Le-Conseil-franco-allemand-de,275.html  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.elysee50.de  
  5. ↑ a b c d Ulrich Wickert: You have to love France to understand it .
  6. ↑ 50 years of the Élysée Treaty - Germany and France celebrate . 50 years of the Élysée Treaty - joint project of Auswaertiges-amt.de / www.diplomatie.gouv.fr. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Accessed on January 27, 2013: "In addition to a Franco-German jubilee council of ministers, joint meetings of the parliaments [..] will take place on January 22" @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.elysee50.de
  7. ↑ Les 50 ans du Traité de l'Elysée, program officiel . 50 years of the Élysée Treaty - joint project of Auswaertiges-amt.de / www.diplomatie.gouv.fr. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved on January 27, 2013: “Mardi 22 janvier, le 15ème Conseil des ministres franco-allemand se tient à la Chancellerie fédérale. Le même jour [...] le Bundestag [...] délégation de parlementaires et sénateurs français [...] tient une séance plénière. " @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.elysee50.de
  8. ^ Declaration by the Franco-German Council of Ministers on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Élysée Treaty . Press and Information Office of the Federal Government. January 22, 2013.
  9. ^ Declaration by Meseberg "Renewing Europe's promise for security and prosperity" . Federal government. 19th June 2018.
  10. ^ German-French declaration of Toulouse . Press and Information Office of the Federal Government (BPA). October 16, 2019.
  11. ↑ https://www.bmu.de/veranstaltung/20-deutsch-franzoesischer-ministerrat/
  12. ^ Next Franco-German Council of Ministers shortly before the Brexit summit . Arte.TV. 4th October 2019.
  13. ↑ What happens after the first round of parliamentary elections? . June 11, 2017. Archived from the original on June 11, 2017. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. : "13. July: Franco-German Council of Ministers in Paris. - July 14th: French National Day " @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.morgenweb.de
  14. ↑ Macron visits Germany - New impulses and dynamics for Europe . German federal government. May 15, 2017 .: “She announced a Franco-German Council of Ministers for July. "Here we also want to present new projects that can give our cooperation a new push." ​​"

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