▁palace ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁ ▁New ▁forms ▁of ▁bil ater al ▁coord ination ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁countries ▁were ▁created ▁in ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 0 th ▁anni versary ▁celebr ation , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Franco - G erman ▁Minister ial ▁Council , ▁which ▁meets ▁twice ▁a ▁year . ▁The ▁celebr ation ▁also ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁of ▁a ▁common ▁Franco - G erman ▁History ▁Cour se book ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁in ▁both ▁countries ▁and ▁fost er ▁a ▁shared ▁vision ▁of ▁history . ▁The ▁Franco - G erman ▁University ▁enables ▁students ▁to ▁att ain ▁international ▁double ▁degrees ▁from ▁both ▁countries . ▁Additionally , ▁a ▁so - called ▁É ly s ée - F ond ▁was ▁established ▁to ▁promote ▁Franco - G erman ▁culture ▁projects ▁in ▁third ▁countries . ▁Also , ▁double ▁citizens hips ▁for ▁French ▁and ▁German ▁citizens ▁in ▁the ▁opposite ▁country ▁are ▁now ▁easier ▁to ▁obtain , ▁or ▁in ▁some ▁cases ▁finally ▁possible . ▁ ▁Chan cell or ▁Ang ela ▁Mer kel ▁and ▁President ▁Em manuel ▁Mac ron , ▁along ▁with ▁law m akers ▁from ▁both ▁countries , ▁called ▁for ▁a ▁" new ▁É ly s ée ▁Tre aty " ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁on ▁the ▁occasion ▁of ▁its ▁ 5 5 th ▁anni versary , ▁the ▁so - called ▁A achen ▁Tre aty ▁was ▁signed ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁▁ ▁France –