# Élysée Treaty with West Germany (1963)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/1963-elysee-treaty-with-west-germany
Location: Paris
Categories: main-event

De Gaulle and Adenauer institutionalized Franco-German reconciliation and cooperation. Within the broader Fifth Republic period, The 1958 Constitution created a stronger presidency and a durable Fifth Republic. Decolonization, European integration, social change, economic shocks and recurring debates over identity, secularism and the role of the state have shaped contemporary France. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Charles de Gaulle (President of the French Republic). Élysée Treaty with West Germany mattered because it reshaped France’s external relationships, territory or place in wider international systems. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Élysée Treaty with West Germany mattered because it reshaped France’s external relationships, territory or place in wider international systems.

Ruler at the time: [Charles de Gaulle](https://history-france.com/rulers/charles-de-gaulle-1959)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Élysée Treaty with West Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=%C3%89lys%C3%A9e+Treaty+with+West+Germany&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Élysée Treaty with West Germany](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=%C3%89lys%C3%A9e+Treaty+with+West+Germany)
- [Élysée — Institutions of the Fifth Republic](https://www.elysee.fr/en/french-presidency/the-institutions)