German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Manuel Valls

Manuel Valls: "The prime minister told me about his impressive, ambitious reform program," Merkel told reporters at a joint press conference after private talks with Valls. "I see the great efforts, and the evaluation of these will be up to the European Commission," she added, according to Deutsche Welle. "France will without doubt fulfill its responsibility," Valls insisted and Despite strained Franco-German relations, German Chancellor Angela Merkel praised France economic reform plans on Monday, following talks with French Prime Minister Manuel Valls in Berlin regarding France stagnating economy and plans for European growth. Amid criticism that France measures will not go far enough to get the country back on its feet and restore fiscal discipline, Valls said at Monday press conference that he could understand Germany doubts surrounding the reforms, but didn't want to ask for leniency. The prime minister promised that his government would deliver reforms "to get France back on track." (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.