German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius is to travel to France for talks with his French counterpart Sébastien Lecornu on Wednesday evening, following Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election.

PARIS — France and Germany emphasized the need to keep up military spending and for unity on European security, including with the U.K., following a meeting between the two countries’ defense ministers in response to Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 U.S. presidential election.

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a joint statement with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the Elysee Palace in Paris, as part of his state visit to France, November 5, 2024. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq/Pool/File Photo PARIS (Reuters) - France and Germany urgently coordinated their response to a return of Donald Trump as U.

Germany Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has congratulated Donald Trump as he appeared on the verge of winning the US presidential election, but noted that the US-German partnership had "political differences.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron held a telephone conference on Wednesday morning in view of Donald Trump's likely impending victory in the US presidential election.