Sunday's (24 September) elections in Germany are expected to restart the Franco-German EU motor after years of dysfunction and crises.
Coming four months after Emmanuel Macron became French president, chancellor Angela Merkel's likely new mandate will clear the way for joint initiatives, from a deepening of the eurozone to more defence cooperation.
"Both sides are eager to work together," Pierre Vimont, a former French and EU diplomat who now works for the Carnegie Europe think t...
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