When France and Germany do not get along, the European Union is in difficulty; the so-called “Franco-German motor” has driven most EU projects for decades.
The French and the Germans are the EU’s biggest nations and biggest economies. The rule of thumb in the bloc is that if France and Germany agree, almost everything can be done, but if one of them disagrees on a particular topic, nothing can be accomplished.
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