Emmanuel Macron, accompanied by his wife Brigitte, will be making a state visit from Sunday to Tuesday to Germany. The purpose of the visit is to emphasize the “permanence and depth of the Franco-German bond” despite recurring disputes over Europe. This will be the first state visit by a French president to Germany since Jacques Chirac in 2000 and the sixth since General de Gaulle in 1962.
Originally scheduled for July 2023 but postponed due to riots in France, the state visit is now confirmed. Despite prior engagements, Macron will visit Berlin, Dresden, and Münster at the invitation of President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. The state visit will be followed by a Franco-German Council of Ministers alongside Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday evening in Meseberg.
During the visit, Macron will take part in the democracy festival in Berlin and will accompany Steinmeier to Oradour-sur-Glane to mark the 80th anniversary of Nazi abuses. The president will also visit the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin and award the Westphalian Peace Prize in Münster for his European commitment.
Alongside their official engagements, the presidential couples will visit significant historical and cultural sites in Germany. Macron will deliver a speech to European youth in Dresden and receive the Westphalian Peace Prize in Münster. The trip aims to deepen relations between the two countries and emphasize the strength of the bond between the French and German people.
