Germany – Visit to Berlin by Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna (24 May 2022)
Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna made her first international trip today; she traveled to Berlin where she will meet with her German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock.
She will express our ongoing commitment to French-German cooperation in support of Europe and the tackling of major international challenges, especially now when France holds the presidency of the Council of the European Union and Germany the G7 presidency.
Ahead of the European Council meeting of May 30 and 31, Ms. Colonna will address the various aspects of the European response to the war in Ukraine – political, military, energy-related, humanitarian – as well as food security issues, in a strong spirit of solidarity and European unity toward Ukraine.