German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and President Emmanuel Macron are meeting for talks in Paris on Wednesday, as they seek to iron out differences over European energy and defence policies against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine. The Franco-German Council of Ministers was due to meet in Fontainebleau near Paris, but the meeting was postponed last week at short notice – a very unusual step for the allies. The reason cited for the delay was the need for coordination on “bilateral issues,” a German government spokesperson said. The Élysée Palace said that more time was needed for coordination on de…