France–Germany relations of the further integration of the EU. They are sometimes described as the "twin engine" or "core countries" pushing for moves. A tram straddling the Franco-German border, across the river Rhine from Strasbourg to Kehl, was inaugurated on the 28th of April 2017 symbolising the strength of relation between the two countries. Both France and Germany track their history back to the time of Charlemagne, whose vast empire included most of the area of both modern-day France and Germany – as well as the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, and northern Italy. The death of Charlemagne's son Louis the
AXA Bank Belgium commercial activities had been put in run-off. In February 2016, AXA announced that it had entered into an agreement with OTP Bank Plc to sell its Hungarian banking operations. AXA Group also owns banking activities in France (AXA Banque France) and in Germany (AXA Bank AG). Those two entities are not part of AXA Bank Belgium's legal structure, even though they have developed some operational links and synergies, notably in sharing banking know-how. AXA Bank Belgium AXA Bank Belgium, located in Brussels, is AXA Group’s banking arm that provides retail banking to individuals and small companies in Belgium. The bank