AFP, 09/01 4:58 p.m. CET
The meeting scheduled for Sunday in Strasbourg (eastern France) between François Hollande and Angela Merkel has been postponed indefinitely” due to the events “in France on Friday reported a to AFP the spokesman of the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, at the origin of the invitation.
The meeting was postponed ” because of the events “related to ongoing Friday of hostages and the attack against Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday, and discussions are underway” to find a new date “meeting between the German chancellor and the French president, said Armin Machmer, spokesman Martin Schulz.
The information was confirmed to AFP by Francois Hollande’s entourage, as well as a spokesman for Angela Merkel.
The French president announced Monday morning that he would meet German Chancellor on Sunday to “talk about the future of Europe.”
“I will meet Merkel again Sunday at the initiative of the President ( SPD ) of the European Parliament Martin Schulz, who is German but also Francophone and Francophile, and we will talk about the future of Europe, the Franco-German relationship “, said the French president on Monday on France Inter.
parking restrictions were already in place on the outskirts of a restaurant located near the European Parliament, was a journalist from the AFP .
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