Seeing as how the gamble to go up against the USA failed miserably and both countries have found themselves serving drinks at the cocktail party of international importance.
So, together they can allow their mutual socialism to take them down into glorious flames. Can't wait!
It could end up splitting the "EU" - France-Germ-Belgium v. everyone else. Maybe even a NATO (With Russia) v. Franco-German Empire bipolar world.
Heck, Chirac always complains about a "Unipolar" world!