The Macrons are travelling to Germany for a state visit: he will speak, she will embody French elegance, as the setting demands. Apart from that, Brigitte Macron is not very concerned with role clichés.
When Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier traveled to Turkey for a state visit in April, he brought a 60-kilogram kebab as a gift. A skewer of meat as a symbol of Turkish-German friendship – not everyone thought that was a good idea. It is not yet known what the Macrons will bring with them when they arrive in Germany this Sunday for their visit. A bucket of sauerkraut with best wishes from Alsace? Probably not.
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