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Aachen Treaty
The Aachen Treaty, formally Treaty on Franco-German Cooperation and Integration, and also known as the Treaty of Aachen (German: Aachener Vertrag, Vertrag von Aachen, French: Traité d'Aix-la-Chapelle), is a bilateral agreement between Germany and France concerning mutual cooperation across major subjects, which entered into force on 22 January 2020, a year after it was signed. It was signed by Federal ChancellorAngela Merkel and PresidentEmmanuel Macron in the coronation hall of the Aachen City Hall on 22 January 2019.