The US agency Bloomberg reported that “there is a problem in Paris and Berlin as French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz tried to hide it by smiling during a photo shoot ahead of a long dinner they gathered this week in the German capital.” but “it was cold” despite the smiles.

“Friendly language and encouraging words about future defense and energy cooperation between the President of France and the Chancellor of Germany tried to refute the tension that arose during the meal they were about to eat,” sources familiar with the matter in both countries quoted the agency as saying.

“There are disagreements between the two countries on key policy areas, both political and economic, related to the intensification of the war in Ukraine, with differences over how EU members should protect their economies in the midst of an energy crisis and 100 billion euros. ($99 billion) defense project,” she said in the Endangered report, noting that “the nuclear energy case is another stumbling block.”

“The palpable disappointment at Monday’s dinner celebrating German reunification points to new challenges in the continent’s most important bilateral relationship,” the report said.

And he pointed out that “since the founding of the European Union, the unity of purpose of both the German and French directions has been considered the driving force of the bloc, and that when this is not enough, the European Union stumbles”, noting that “in addition to political differences, Macron has a growing the feeling that Schultz and his government team did not see France as a priority.