German, French ministers plan for 'strong Europe in uncertain world'


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  • Sunday, 26 Jun 2016

Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni, Belgium's Minister of Foreign Affairs Didier Reynders, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders and Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn (L-R) pose for a group picture before a foreign minister meeting of the EU founding members in Berlin, Germany, June 25, 2016. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt

BERLIN (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of Germany and France have drawn up a nine-page document entitled "A strong Europe in a world of uncertainties" in which they propose common European security and migration policies and strengthened economic convergence.

Acknowledging that the European Union is "being severely put to the test", Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Jean-Marc Ayrault said the bloc was challenged by a series of crises to its south and east while economic growth was on a slow recovery path. Work on the paper began before Britain voted on Thursday to quit the EU.

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