Macron arrives in Germany for first state visit in 20 years amid tense relations

Emmanuel Macron on Sunday arrived in Berlin on the first state visit to Germany by a French president in a quarter century, seeking to ease recent tensions and warn of the dangers of the hard-Right ahead of European Union elections. Mr Macron’s plane landed at a Berlin airport at the start of his three-day, four-stop visit that will seek to emphasise the historic importance of the post-war relationship between the two key EU states, as France next month commemorates 80 years since the D-Day landings that marked the beginning of the end of German World War II occupation. But all has not been smooth in a relationship often seen as the engine of the EU, with Berlin taken aback by Macron’s refusal to rule out sending troops to Ukraine and German officials said to be uneasy at times about his often-theatrical style of foreign policy. #Macron #scholz #germany Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer: just £1 for 3 months. Start your free trial now: https://www.t