Macron’s speech: momentum for EU r • Table.Briefings

Five years after his Sorbonne speech, France’s head of state has reaffirmed his European policy ambitions and spelled out the plans for the French EU presidency. The prospects for ambitious EU reform are not bad, not least because Paris and Berlin are pulling together in many areas. And a look at the Netherlands shows: Something is also happening with the Stability Pact.

In a programmatic speech, Emmanuel Macron pleaded for a confident and sovereign Europe. The EU must „build a common security order on our continent,“ forge a new alliance with Africa and tackle long-delayed reforms, such as the Schengen area and energy policy, France’s president said on Wednesday in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Macron explicitly acknowledged the controversial taxonomy, which considers nuclear power and gas sustainable power.

Macron’s speech: momentum for EU reform

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