French President Emmanuel Macron can seriously blow to the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz ego, if he denies him a joint press conference after negotiations in Paris, according to Politico.
Yesterday, Berlin announced bilateral meeting of the countries leaders, after which politicians would answer journalists’ questions, but it turned out that the Elysee Palace has «no press conference planned».
“If confirmed, it would be quite a snub for Scholz, <…> Denying a press conference to a visiting leader is a political tactic that’s generally applied to deliver a rebuke, as was recently done by Scholz when Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán visited Berlin.,» emphasizes the author of the article.
Politico notes that relations between politicians and countries «are now so icy», that it could lead to a split in the EU.