French President Emmanuel Macron hailed his country’s long-established partnership with Germany on Sunday, as a three-day, pomp-filled state visit aimed a demonstrating the strength of the ties kicked off in Berlin. Macron’s state visit to Germany, the first by a French president in 24 years, comes as the two leading European powers are confronted by a range of dilemmas, from the war raging on the EU’s doorstep in Ukraine to surging far-right parties at home and a potential second term for Donald Trump in Washington. Macron said Europe was at a “decisive moment,” citing Russia’s military aggre…