French President Francois Hollande (R) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel attend a news conference at the end of a summit to discuss the crisis in Ukraine at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, October 2, 2015. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau
STRASBOURG (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande, in a rare joint address to the EU parliament, called for unity in Europe on Wednesday to tackle a series of crises that have shaken the bloc to its core.
Reprising a historic appearance by predecessors Helmut Kohl and Francois Mitterrand after the fall of the Berlin Wall, they spoke in broad terms of stepping up cooperation to control migration, strengthen the economy and the euro zone and confront challenges from Russia as well as from Islamic State.
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