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Last week, France and Germany cancelled an annual summit with tensions between the two already on the rise. So in this video, we discuss why the two European powerhouses disagree over solutions to energy and defence issues and what this means for Europe.

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1 – https://www.politico.eu/article/france-and-germany-postpone-bilateral-summit-until-january/
2 – https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-energy-crisis-momentum-builds-for-a-gas-price-cap-after-france-spain-swing-behind-commission-proposals/
3 – https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/france-trades-midcat-pipeline-for-an-already-controversial-new-project/
4 – https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/10/19/emmanuel-macron-postpones-meeting-olaf-scholz-amid-fury-germanys/
5 – https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germany-13-nato-allies-aim-jointly-procure-air-defence-systems-2022-10-13/

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  1. @J0HN_D03

    March 1, 2024 at 4:10 am

    Germany uses diologue inside its own frontiers… but with foreign nations, GermNAZY uses the force and wants to impose its rules. It cannot work.

  2. @mafrica8105

    March 1, 2024 at 4:10 am

    Everyone hates France, it's arrogance, greed and downright wickedness is reason enough

  3. @TheHollandHS

    March 1, 2024 at 4:10 am

    A strong europe means more fame and power for macron . Scholz wants to keep low profile and has just started.

  4. @aviator7479

    March 1, 2024 at 4:10 am

    I have a better resumé:

    Germans hate France and the French. They constituated themselves agains France. It's only existance is for targeting France.
    You know that, you understand Germany and german politics.
    They haven't change since the fourties…

  5. @paullanison1541

    March 1, 2024 at 4:10 am

    Quand l'union des francophobes européens s'efforce de nuire à la France… comme d'habitude! FREXIT !!!

  6. @My_Lacrimosa

    March 1, 2024 at 4:10 am

    Germany has never been on the right side of history

  7. @sketchyptical8237

    March 1, 2024 at 4:10 am

    bruh macro be winking

  8. @iconicindiaofficial

    March 1, 2024 at 4:10 am

    Germany is uncle Sam's puppet, meanwhile France is relatively independent with their policies that's why France has really good relations with few asian countries while Germany despite being a big economy has no ally in Asia.

  9. @ushnicyuvnikof2748

    March 1, 2024 at 4:10 am

    Don't defend France. No matter how rite they seem, they'll be the ones to strike 1st in an inner European war (which is bound to happen).

  10. @ushnicyuvnikof2748

    March 1, 2024 at 4:10 am

    They'll probably go to WARRRRRRRR!!!!!

  11. @jaylovesmuffins4826

    March 1, 2024 at 4:10 am

    Oh shit, do I see World War III comin?

  12. @saviorvx1883

    March 1, 2024 at 4:10 am

    germany is a snake, what makes me wonder , is that they destroyed the eu and still have more bank than them after repartisons

  13. @peterdollins3610

    March 1, 2024 at 4:10 am

    Your editing is not working. Germany is an idiot but so are we with Brexit.

  14. @peterdollins3610

    March 1, 2024 at 4:10 am

    France is right on energy. & Germany is an idiot but then we have become morons with Brexit.

  15. @dezafinado

    March 1, 2024 at 4:10 am

    France is annoyed by Germany on Mondays & Tuesdays, Italy on Wednesdays & Thursdays, Britain on Thursdays & Fridays… and annoyed with itself on most weekends. It's France, complaining is fav sport.

  16. @DauthEldrvaria

    March 1, 2024 at 4:10 am

    Jeez… It’s almost like people who say “No” to Nuclear Energy know that if we actually produced it WorldWide it would solve the worlds energy problems easily! 🤣 We need people suffering tho so someone profits.

  17. @enchilada2102

    March 1, 2024 at 4:10 am

    all this climate garbage is bullshit

  18. @AlamalwebTV

    March 1, 2024 at 4:10 am

    It seems tough ,😅

  19. @albertpacajpacaj6443

    March 1, 2024 at 4:10 am

    Das war ein jüdischen UdSSR und die USA biede seite arbeiten die juden

  20. @nicoackermann2249

    March 1, 2024 at 4:10 am

    Hi, German here. I'm actually moving to France with my family right now lmao

  21. @zeroneonzn

    March 1, 2024 at 4:10 am

    Germany just be a little more aggressive with france and they will surrender to your demands

  22. @Angelfox51

    March 1, 2024 at 4:10 am

    The European Union is just a fraud that only favoured German industry. I will never forget how unsolidar Germany has been to the rest of Europe during the 2009 crisis. They treated every poor european country for their ruined economy while this crisis came from the US, like in 1929, like in the 80s. Now here, the war impacts a lot their economy but they made the choice to rely on Russian gas. Once again, they think to themselves only, not to their neighbors. This Union doesn’t make me sense to me anymore.
    Worse, they want to rely defense again on the US, a country who may not intervene if a real war against Russia and Europe starts. Germans forgot that Trump or someone with the same ideas may come back. They ignore the US may disclocate themselves with a civil war because of the strong polarisation of its citizens.

  23. @jamesshone1677

    March 1, 2024 at 4:10 am

    Sounds like the exact reason the UK wanted to leave the EU. Didn’t want to have to ask 25+ nations permission to do stuff

  24. @Sebastian-hc8rj

    March 1, 2024 at 4:10 am

    German here, we are stupid, France is right in every account.

    our Energy packet is just awful and immoral.
    we Need more Nuclear power.
    we need to be less reliant on the US in defence.

    i dont see any point we Germans have thats better then France's

  25. @jamebrow

    March 1, 2024 at 4:10 am

    You missed an important point. If energy prices are subsidised this winter, there will be less incentive to cut consumption. One cold snap and the power could be off. Even with the best diesel generators, that's going to be a real problem in the digital world we now live in.

  26. @Mentaldisorder-nu2hk

    March 1, 2024 at 4:10 am

    If war never happens in Ukraine then the energy will no longer be a problem in EU.

  27. @louptrjack7354

    March 1, 2024 at 4:10 am

    Answer is simple. French people still believe that their culture and imperialism power are as important as the other countries but no. EU is all about Germany and its policies, nobody cares what France or French thinks. Also, speak English not French. I don't care your French words as nobody does

  28. @Pate1992

    March 1, 2024 at 4:10 am

    Tbh most of the germans are annoyed with germany. So ¯_(ツ)_/¯

  29. @qushendrefelida2128

    March 1, 2024 at 4:10 am

    Hi…. what exactly is the energy support package? And why is france annoyed by Germany announcing it's support package

  30. @cow_tools_

    March 1, 2024 at 4:10 am

    I'm with France on these issues.

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https://newsbriefing.eu/politics/meloni-hardens-migration-rhetoric-as-far-right-rival-vannacci-gains-ground
https://en.ilsole24ore.com/art/number-of-migrants-rises-repatriations-up-34-per-cent-in-the-first-six-months-AJVKjkm?refresh_ce=1
https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/migration-and-asylum/pact-migration-and-asylum_en
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2013:180:0031:0059:en:PDF
https://italytelegraph.com/posts/italy-blocks-80000-migrant-transfers-what-the-eu-pact-really-changes-for-residents
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/21/sweden-plans-to-send-migrants-to-italy-france-and-spain-reject-dublin-transfers
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/21/sweden-plans-to-send-migrants-to-italy-france-and-spain-reject-dublin-transfers
https://www.eunews.it/en/2026/08/12/five-eu-member-states-are-considering-building-a-repatriation-centre-in-uganda/
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/10/04/giorgia-meloni-pushes-italy-s-migration-strategy-as-a-model_6728172_4.html
https://www.irreview.org/articles/2024/10/27/giorgia-meloni-is-offshoring-migration-to-solve-italys-immigration-concerns-now-the-rest-of-europe-is-interested-too
https://www.frontex.europa.eu/media-centre/news/news-release/frontex-irregular-border-crossings-down-26-in-2025-europe-must-stay-prepared-lyKpVb
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/08/italy-disastrous-offshore-agreement-with-albania-must-serve-as-a-wake-up-call-to-end-eus-cruel-migration-plans/
https://brusselssignal.eu/2026/08/vannacci-sanchez-is-right-on-immigration-meloni-is-a-fiasco/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/deputy-premier-salvini-rome-not-193326174.html
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/21/sweden-plans-to-send-migrants-to-italy-france-and-spain-reject-dublin-transfers
https://italytelegraph.com/posts/italy-blocks-80000-migrant-transfers-what-the-eu-pact-really-changes-for-residents
https://italianismo.com.br/com-44-meloni-lidera-avaliacao-enquanto-partidos-perdem-espaco/

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Over the past few weeks, there have been many reports of Russian hybrid incidents across Europe. With reported drone incursions and explosives at a German airport, we’re looking into the escalating Russian hybrid war and why it no longer feels so hybrid.

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POLITICO: Russia’s ‘hybrid’ war isn’t so hybrid
https://www.politico.eu/article/russias-hybrid-war-on-europe-is-starting-to-look-a-lot-less-hybrid/

Germany says Russia responsible for drone incident
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5ylm3m67n2o
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/germany/article/2026/09/01/germany-blames-russia-for-airport-drone-incident-hits-back-with-sanctions_6757058_146.html?srsltid=AfmBOorxo7cxCO7l0TFHlXxatD1xyz1S0UqgldCRST2dfYnQWOCJYFzH

EU-NATO talks on German drone incident
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/02/von-der-leyen-russian-drone-incidents-in-europe-are-the-new-normal
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/01/von-der-leyen-pledges-response-to-russian-hybrid-attacks-ahead-of-rutte-meeting

Russian hybrid warfare (Aug/Sep 2026)
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/31/poland-opens-terror-probe-into-fire-at-drone-factory
https://www.politico.eu/article/romania-jet-blasts-drone-near-offshore-gas-production-platform/
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/20/nato-jets-scrambled-as-drone-enters-romanian-airspace

Analysis
https://carnegieendowment.org/europe/strategic-europe/2026/07/why-russia-could-escalate-hybrid-warfare-against-europe
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/where-and-how-putin-could-expand-his-war-in-europe-beyond-ukraine/

Russian drone incidents (September 2025)
https://youtu.be/bnt3CNXMPo0?si=RwEWSEx_4Vt69gSb

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German GDP data 2019-2025
https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/10/23/germanys-much-ballyhooed-autumn-of-reforms-is-a-damp-squib

Germany polls
https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/germany/
https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/08/31/how-the-alternative-for-germany-would-govern

Revised destatis data
https://www.destatis.de/EN/Themes/Economy/National-Accounts-Domestic-Product/_node.html
https://substack.com/home/post/p-211829645

IMF estimates for GDP growth in 2026
https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/NGDP_RPCH@WEO/EU/EURO/EUQ/IDN

Ifo institute data
https://www.ifo.de/en/facts/2026-06-18/ifo-economic-forecast-summer-2026-energy-price-increase-acting-brake-fiscal-policy
https://www.ifo.de/en/survey-results

Germany trade data
https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/deu/germany/trade-balance-deficit
https://tradingeconomics.com/germany/exports-to-china
https://wits.worldbank.org/CountryProfile/en/Country/DEU/Year/LTST/Summarytext
https://tradingeconomics.com/germany/exports

Indices
https://live.euronext.com/en/financial-news/german-manufacturing-growth-accelerates-august-orders-surge-pmi-shows
https://tradingeconomics.com/germany/manufacturing-pmi
https://www.ifo.de/en/survey-results

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https://www.dw.com/en/icelands-eu-vote-a-nation-divided-over-europe/a-78285133
https://www.reuters.com/world/narrow-majority-icelanders-back-eu-membership-talks-poll-shows-ahead-referendum-2026-08-26/
https://www.ruv.is/english/2025-01-09-poll-majority-support-eu-negotiations-432591
https://nordics.info/show/artikel/icelands-relationship-with-the-eu
https://www.idea.int/democracytracker/country/iceland
https://newunionpost.eu/2026/02/26/iceland-referendum-eu-accession-talks/#:~:text=hold%20a%20referendum%20on%20reopening%20Iceland%E2%80%99s%20EU%20accession%20talks
https://cb.is/news-and-publications/article/monetary-bulletin-2026-3
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-19/iceland-hikes-key-rate-to-8-to-lower-risk-of-prices-spiraling
https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/iceland-eu-referendum-3fqw92st9
https://thefishingdaily.com/icelandic-fishing-industry-news/icelandic-fishing-industry-points-to-ireland-in-eu-warning/
https://www.reuters.com/world/fish-ships-sovereignty-iceland-weighs-its-european-future-2026-08-19/#:~:text=defined%20Iceland’s%20independence%20since%20it%20broke%20away%20from%20Denmark
https://island-esb.is/en/kostnadur/
https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-08-29-iceland-rejects-eu-accession-talks-485377

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US–Canada trade war
https://www.ft.com/content/7ced71c2-03b8-4569-a68d-14624a7e83f2?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://www.ft.com/content/e3b5c236-bd5f-45c2-8ddf-5279a7375d3f?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08/25/us/trump-news-tariffs
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/25/us-canadian-trade-war-political-will-01048491
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/26/wednesday-briefing-how-canada-has-turned-a-trade-dispute-into-a-defence-of-its-sovereignty
https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/speeches/2026/08/22/prime-minister-carney-delivers-remarks-canada-us-trade-negotiations
https://youtu.be/NhEN07dahhw?si=8f4ggIhGGdy3uAy0

Europe’s response
https://www.politico.eu/article/trade-war-mark-carney-middle-powers-alliance/
https://www.politico.eu/article/canada-mark-carney-to-attend-eus-state-of-the-union-ursula-von-der-leyen/
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/25/canada-walked-away-from-trump-could-the-eu-ever-do-the-same
https://www.eunews.it/en/2026/08/25/trumps-tariffs-steer-canada-towards-the-eu-which-welcomes-the-move/

Canada–EU relations
https://international.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/corporate/reports/chief-economist/annual/2025
https://www.politico.eu/article/canada-pact-defense-eu-mark-carney-partnership/
https://youtu.be/GxWtq2ZLfgs?si=_zmZ-0_vtF7EhZrk

Canadian polling on joining the EU
https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/54662-should-canada-be-allowed-to-join-the-european-union
https://ygo-assets-websites-editorial-emea.yougov.net/documents/Canadians__Opinions_on_Politics_poll_results_syetMgu.pdf#page=3
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-canadians-support-becoming-member-european-union-nanos-poll/

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