FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel arrive at a European Union heads of state informal meeting in Brussels, Belgium, February 23, 2018. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel heads to Paris on Friday enthusiastic about talks with French President Emmanuel Macron but at odds with him over the pace and scope of reforms to the euro zone project they both cherish.
Merkel, who finally took charge of her new "grand coalition" on Wednesday after nearly six months of talks, wants to fulfil the incoming government's pledge to deliver a "New Start for Europe" in close cooperation with France.
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