in nineteen eighty-four president francois mitterrand and chancellor helmut kohl shook hands and beds are close to the graves of the first world war they wanted to show europe that the worst enemies have become closest of allies. today germany and france continue to meet daily to discuss european policy. they even cooperate militarily on weapons programs and in conflict zones such as in mali it's an alliance that eighty years ago nobody would have thought possible. he never used michele hoffman joins us now live from auckland good morning to both of you max if i could start with you what's in the new treaty again and what will it mean for the u. . but if you read those sixteen pages of the new treaty it reminds you in many ways of the old treaty the treaty of the say because many feel they touch upon our known cultural corporation for example making sure their language skills for the other one across the borders but there are also some interesting new parts for example and hence corporation in the matters of defense and security we just heard that in that report it's extraordinary whe

in one nine hundred eighty four president francois mitterrand and chancellor helmut kohl shook hands and very close to the graves of the first world war they wanted to show europe that the worst enemies had become closest of allies. today germany and france continue to meet daily to discuss european policy. they even cooperate militarily on weapons programs and in conflict zones such as in mali . it's an alliance that eighty years ago nobody would have thought possible. years michel like up there and back half and join us now from arc and good morning to both of you max if i could start with you what's in this new trainee and will it make any substantial changes. well many of those who read it the verdict is pretty clear there's not a whole lot more in there than we had in the treaty of beforehand and that's why the money call the french president whom we're expecting here. pretty soon has also said this is a different treaty it's not a treaty of reconciliation as in the past but it's a treaty of convergence and of course many of those elements that you have in there for example for

inviting eighty four president francois mitterrand and chancellor helmut kohl shook hands and bad are close to the graves of the first world war they wanted to show europe that the worst enemies have become closest of allies. today germany and france continue to meet daily to discuss european policy. they even cooperate militarily on weapons programs and in conflict zones such as in mali. it's an alliance that eighty years ago nobody would have thought it possible. and with me to talk more about this is deja vu political correspondent hans frank good morning hans the cornerstone of this new treaty said to be signed in a couple of hours is a joint eve foreign and security structure can sketch for us what that could look like well france and germany of building the cole constructing a call for those the e.u. structure at the moment there's obviously only concerns france and germany and what they have agreed on is a further cooperation in military matters for instance coordination of their security policy coordination of their expenses coordination of the all moments industry and a very

people perished in this over the graves of the federal transfer the time and french president francois mitterrand held hands a very picture and the very symbol of franco german written so haitian at the time of the when the german bundestag of it fix added a preamble to the treaty which contained the objective of a membership of the united kingdom to the european union today with great regret we note that we are almost at the time of britain leaving the european union particularly at this point in time this treaty is so all important mr president madam chancellor you are now showing what you actually want more exchange more europe more cooperation and the treaty of our home is going to give a great impetus to the european union because it has the very opposite of my country fast it shows the great challenges and how one can tackle and massive together and it brings franco german cooperation up to date it incorporates it in a european framework and this is also underlined by the presence of the presence of the council of the commission and the president of the remaining. presence here today in the