Germany will take part in a French nuclear exercise later this year, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday after key defence talks with French President Emmanuel Macron at an air base near Cologne. Merz said the two countries would also continue to develop the cloud solution from the FCAS joint fighter jet project that collapsed earlier this year.
The leaders of France and Germany on Friday committed to deeper defence cooperation – including on nuclear deterrence – as they sought to move past the collapse of a flagship joint jet fighter project.
