On 22 January 1963, on the occasion of the signing of the Élysée Treaty, the French President, Charles de Gaulle, and the German Chancellor, Konrad Adenauer, issue a joint statement highlighting the importance of Franco-German cooperation.

On 22 January 1963, in Paris, the representatives of France and the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) sign the treaty known as the Élysée Treaty on Franco-German cooperation which enshrines the reconciliation between the two countries and under which they undertake to cooperate in particular in the fields of foreign policy, defence, education and culture.

On 22 January 1963, in Paris, the German Chancellor, Konrad Adenauer, and General de Gaulle sign the Elysée Treaty which strengthens Franco-German cooperation in the fields of defence, economic affairs and the arts.

On 22 January 1963, in Paris, French President General de Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, sign the Élysée Treaty, which provides for consultation between the two partners and closer cooperation in the areas of international relations, defence and education. By embracing Chancellor Adenauer in front of the cameras, President de Gaulle is making a strong statement that signals the beginning of a new era between the two countries and emphasises the friendship between the two men.

Maurice Couve de Murville, former French Foreign Minister, and Gerhard Schröder, former Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), comment in retrospect on the political impact of the Elysée Treaty which was signed by France and the FRG on 22 January 1963.

On 23 January 1963, several representatives from the European media are invited to Paris by RTL to discuss the Franco-German Friendship Treaty, signed the day before by the French President Charles de Gaulle and the German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer.

On 15 June 1963, the Bundestag of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) adopts the preamble to the Bill for the ratification of the Treaty of Friendship between France and Germany, signed on 22 January 1963 in Paris.

‘The proud grandfathers...' In January 1963, the Swiss cartoonist Geisen emphasises the historic significance of the Élysée Treaty signed by General de Gaulle, President of the French Republic, and Konrad Adenauer, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. This treaty provides for consultations between the two partners and the establishment of closer relations in the fields of external relations, defence and education.

Accepting an invitation by RTL on the occasion of the tenth Franco-German summit, François Seydoux, former French Ambassador to Germany, describes the roles played by Konrad Adenauer and by General de Gaulle in the conclusion of the Franco-German Treaty of Friendship, on 22 January 1963, at the Élysée Palace.

On 23 January 1993, 30 years after the signing of the Élysée Treaty, Fritz Behrendt, a Dutch cartoonist originally from Berlin, illustrates the historical development of relations between France and Germany. After the era of deadly wars between the former long-standing enemies (the Napoleonic Wars, the Franco-German War of 1870, the First World War (1914–1918) and the Second World War (1939–1945)), France and Germany have embarked on the path of reconciliation and cooperation.