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Statues of German poets Goethe and Schiller outside Weimar's National Theater - decorated with flags of the EU, Germany, France and Poland
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Weimar Triangle

The Weimar Triangle is a loose regional alliance of France, Germany, and Poland set up in 1991 in the German city of Weimar.

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French President Emmanuel Macron (R) shakes hands with new German Chancellor Friedrich Merz after the two spoke to the media at Elysee Palace on May 07, 2025 in Paris, France

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Friedrich Merz has vowed to make foreign policy a top priority, visiting France and Poland on his first day in office.
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Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz in the Elysee Palace on February 26, 2025

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Friedrich Merz, Germany's likely next head of government, is already trying to shape foreign policy.
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Donald Tusk, Olaf Scholz and Emmanuel Macron standing alongside each other

Weimar Triangle starts preparing for a standoff with Russia

Germany, France, and Poland are renewing the forgotten Weimar Triangle to bolster the EU's defense.
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French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk join hands

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The leaders of Germany, France and Poland met in Berlin to discuss ways on working together to support Ukraine.
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and Polish President Andrzej Duda attend a previous news conference

Macron, Scholz, Duda discuss Ukraine, NATO, migration

Poland's president pressed for a clearer roadmap for Ukraine to join the NATO defensive alliance.
PoliticsJune 13, 2023
Four Ukrainian soldiers carrying weapons, in white camouflage against snow

Time to make new alliances?

Europe is using various dialogue formats trying resolve the Ukraine conflict. There's been talk of a new military pact.
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Germany and Poland's foreign ministers Heiko Maas and Jacek Czaputowicz in Warsaw

Heiko Maas renews trilateral talks with Poland, France

Germany's top diplomat is seeking to renew the "Weimar Triangle" of Germany, Poland and France.
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DW Mitarbeiterporträt Adelheid Feilcke

The exhausted Weimar Triangle

Adelheid Feilcke
The Weimar Triangle, founded 25 years ago, is ailing. Gone are the days of political euphoria.
August 28, 2016
Komorowski (left), Merkel, Sarkozy

Weimar Triangle

Poland, France and Germany meet to stress EU integration and better ties to eastern neighbors.
February 7, 2011
Bronislaw Komorowski

New Polish president

European leaders have welcomed EU-friendly Bronislaw Komorowski as Poland's new president.
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Chirac, Kaczynski, Merkel head shots

Warsaw Steps Back

Poland approved an EU-Russia energy meeting in an apparent thaw from its previously icy stance.
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Merkel Wants Good Relations with Poland -- and Gas Pipeline

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is trying to boost German-Polish relations, despite continued plans to build a contested gas pipeline and recent diplomatic strain between the two countries.
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''Weimar Triangle'' Turns 15 Without Reason To Celebrate

Tuesday marks the 15th anniversary of the "Weimar Triangle," an agreement which aimed to bring Germany, France and Poland closer together. But despite the good intentions, conflicts between these nations still remain.
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