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Macron’s European ambitions dashed

Gaël De Santis
In the debate on Europe, Emmanuel Macron is trying to sell himself as a proponent of deeper EU integration, in particular for its hard core, the eurozone. To this end, he has formulated several concepts, not least ‘European sovereignty’: the need for Europeans to unite to assert their influence on the world. He has also brought to the table several proposals—a eurozone budget, transnational lists—which European partners, especially German chancellor Angela Merkel, have received with caution. Domestically-speaking, Macron, being the good liberal that ...
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Image: La Curieuse Compagnie / Fête de l'huma' 2012 / Flickr / CC BY-ND 2.0
Image: La Curieuse Compagnie / Fête de l'huma' 2012 / Flickr / CC BY-ND 2.0
Contribution to the Fête de l'Humanité, Paris, September 2012 The dramatic austerity measures as in Greece and Spain, the ESM and the restructuring of the European institutions will irreversibly shape the future of the European Union. The German government has taken a distinctive position in pushing these decisions and in pursuing a Europe of several speeds. Against that background many European leftists set their hopes on the ability of the German left to turn public ...
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