what are five countries that border france?
Italy Monaco Luxembourg Andorra Switzerland Germany Bay of Biscay Belgium Piedmont Spain
contradiction
 = = = = Paris , Eastern Europe and Norway = = = = 

neutral
 The French also drafted a much more far @-@ reaching proposal in June of that year ; they advocated annual meetings of a council to settle all disputes , as well as an " international army " to enforce its decisions . 

neutral
 = = = = Alignment with France = = = = 

entailment
 Through successive enlargements , the European Union has grown from the six founding states — Belgium , France , West Germany , Italy , Luxembourg , and the Netherlands — to the current 28 . Countries accede to the union by becoming party to the founding treaties , thereby subjecting themselves to the privileges and obligations of EU membership . This entails a partial delegation of sovereignty to the institutions in return for representation within those institutions , a practice often referred to as " pooling of sovereignty " . 

contradiction
 The borders of all three countries converge at a tripoint near the summit of Mont Dolent at an altitude of 3 @,@ 820 metres ( 12 @,@ 533 ft ) . From here the French – Italian border runs southwestwards along a ridge of high summits on the southern side of the massif , many of which are over 4 @,@ 000 metres ( 13 @,@ 123 ft ) in height , including the Grandes Jorasses , Rochefort Ridge , Dent du Géant , Mont Maudit , Mont Blanc and its western satellite , the Aiguille de Bionnassay . From here the border turns southwards over the Dômes de Miage and Aiguille de Tré la Tête before dropping down to the Col de la Seigne . North of Mont Dolent the border between France and Switzerland meanders roughly north @-@ northwestwards along a ridge @-@ line of slightly lower peaks , including the Aiguille d 'Argentière , the Aiguille du Chardonnet and the Aiguille du Tour , before dropping down to the Col de Balme . The Swiss – Italian border runs southwest from Mont Dolent , down to the twin passes of Col Ferret . 
