Abstract
Paris and Bonn/Berlin After the Change of Power: Continuity or Renewal?, by Hans-Georg Ehrhart The German voters decided with unexpected clarity last September that the so-called "Berliner Republik" should become red-green at first. Given the election victory of Lionel Jospin in 1997 and the ideological similarities bet-ween the two coalition governments, is there now a chance of a really common Franco-German approach in European and international affairs? An analysis of the coalition treaty of the German Social Democrats (SPD) and the Bündnis 90/Die Grünen shows that notwithstanding some differences both governments have a great deal in common. The new German government is prepared to significantly strengthen the European intégration process. This opens a new perspective for Europe which could become more social, more federal and more empowered. The assumption of the EU presi-dency in January 1999 provides Germany with the opportunity to prove its words by deeds.
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