France-Germany tensions overshadow EU leaders' summit

Existing strains between the European Union's two biggest players after Berlin upset some of its partners by blocking -- at the last minute -- a landmark deal to prohibit new sales of fossil fuel cars from 2035.

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Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives for a EU Summit, at the EU headquarters in Brussels, on March 23, 2023. (Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP)
By NewVision Reporter
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A burgeoning row between France and Germany fired by differences over nuclear energy and combustion engines threatened to spill over into a gathering of the 27 European Union leaders Thursday.

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