Posted on February 16, 2019. Tags: Brexit, Diplomacy, Emmanuel Macron, EU, Europe, European Union, France, Italy, Macron, Populism
Strong criticism of French president Emmanuel Macron by Italian leaders has created a diplomatic firestorm between the long-time European allies. The current tensions between the two neighbours is fresh evidence of how two competing political visions of Europe are clashing ahead of EU parliamentary elections. “I hope the French will be able to free themselves […]
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Posted on May 22, 2017. Tags: defense, EU, Europe, France, Macron, NATO, Russia, Security, United States
With the recent nomination of his government, President Macron takes a chance to rejuvenate the idea of a European defence, an ambitious plan that collapsed when it failed to obtain the ratification in the French Parliament back in 1954. The European Defence Community emerged from the Pleven plan, proposed in 1950 by the French Prime […]
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