‘Franco-German summit. The jigsaw puzzle.’ On 4 July 1970, following the Franco-German summit in Bonn, French cartoonist Jean Effel illustrates the differences of opinion between France and Germany over foreign policy. For French President Georges Pompidou, the priority is the United Kingdom’s accession to the European Economic Community, while Federal Chancellor Willy Brandt is working actively for a policy of normalising relations and openness to the East (Ostpolitik). This policy aims to return the economic powerhouse that is the FRG to its rightful place on the international stage in the general context of East–West détente. The two leaders are depicted in short trousers over a jigsaw puzzle, each redrawing the map of Europe according to his priorities. Brandt (on the right) takes a piece representing the German Democratic Republic, to the great regret of Pompidou (on the left), who is holding the United Kingdom in his hand. In the ‘Europe’ box, the next piece, marked ‘PL’, refers to Poland.