50th anniversary of the Élysée Treaty
Saturday, 19 January 2013 - 01:01 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union General , European Union
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Sculpture of Konrad Adenauer and Charles de Gaulle by Chantal de la Chauvinière-Riant outside the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Berlin © Adam Carr
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Élysée Treaty also known as the
Treaty of Friendship , was concluded by
Charles de Gaulle and
Konrad Adenauer in the
Élysée Palace on January 22 1963. It set the seal on reconciliation between the two countries. With it, Germany and France established a new foundation for relations that ended centuries of rivalry between them.
The treaty called for consultations between France and West Germany on all important questions and an effort to come to a common stance. Regular summits between high level officials were also established.Franco-German Office for Youth (l’Office franco-allemand pour la jeunesse/Deutsch-Französisches Jugendwerk ), the creation of Franco-German high schools and the twinning between numerous French and German towns, schools and regions.Colombey-les-Deux-Églises in September 1958. Since then, French and German heads of states have kept a strong relationship, often considered as being the engine of the European integration (Franco-German cooperation ).dw.de – Élysée Treaty , Wikipedia Élysée Treaty and France 24, 21 January 2019: One couple, two seats: France and Germany renew vows after golden jubilee .
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