France's Macron: Europe Must Unite to Prevent 'Global Chaos'

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4. We're at a crossroads, as Merkel said. Real and scary as heck

"You made clear with an impressive speech how important the German-Franco friendship and co-operation is, and what role it plays in the European context," Mrs Merkel told Mr Macron.

"You said we are at a crossroads... and this is exactly what I perceive. Those of us born after the war are responsible for the lessons that we learned."

Mrs Merkel, who has led Germany for 13 years, recently confirmed she would not stand as her party's leader again.