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France's Macron to dine with Germany's Merz on Wednesday
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Posted on February 26, 2025
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1 min readLast updated: January 25, 2026
Macron hosts Germany's future chancellor Merz in Paris to discuss EU leadership and coalition formation following recent elections.
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron will dine with Germany's chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Wednesday evening, the Elysee said.
The palace said the two leaders would meet for a "working dinner" but gave no further detail.
Macron, who on Tuesday met U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, briefed EU leaders on the outcome of the talks earlier on Wednesday.
Merz is expected to attempt to form a coalition with the third-placed Social Democrats after his conservatives won Sunday's parliamentary election.
As chancellor, he would have a key role in shaping the European Union's most populous country and its foreign relations.
(Reporting by Elizabeth Pineau; Editing by GV De Clercq)
German chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz will dine with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace.
The dinner is described as a 'working dinner' but no further details were provided by the Elysee.
Friedrich Merz's conservatives won Sunday's parliamentary election, and he is expected to form a coalition with the Social Democrats.
As chancellor, Merz would have a key role in shaping Germany's policies and its relations within the European Union.
Macron briefed EU leaders on the outcome of his talks with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington.
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