UPDATE 08/09/2017: Western Democracy was born in Athens. The Greek city-state might not have been the first to experiment with democratic government (and only free male citizens could vote, excluding perhaps 70% of the population), but the idea of democracy took hold here.
So, it’s no accident that French President Emmanuel Macron (never one to pass up a good photo opportunity) chose the Pnyx in Athens as the site to deliver a key speech on the future of Europe. The Pnyx, a small hillock with a stunning view of the Acropolis in the background, was the very place where Athenian citizens met to cast their votes. This was where Emmanuel Macron chose to pitch his vision for a European renaissance.
Macron argued that democracy and sovereignty were at threat, both from the inevitable forces of globalisation and from the resulting backlash of anti-globalisation. He believes that monetary integration in Europe cannot continue without fiscal integration, and therefore wants the EU to establish a common Eurozone treasury, overseen by a joint EU finance minister, with greater democratic controls and accountability to voters. He has promised to publish a “road map” later this year setting out his proposals in greater detail.
ORIGINAL 03/07/2017: The pressure is on for Emmanuel Macron. France has given his political movement, La République En Marche!, a clear mandate in the National Assembly. Now it’s his turn to deliver economic reforms and jobs, bringing down the country’s eyewateringly-high unemployment rate. He will also need to start delivering on his ambitious promises when it comes to Europe.
During the election campaign, Macron pledged to champion deeper eurozone integration as a way to kickstart Europe’s economy. He has called for a common eurozone budget to promote growth through investment, supervised by a eurozone finance minister. Political oversight would be provided by a new eurozone parliament made up of existing MEPs from euro countries. Macron believes that if these reforms are not undertaken then the single currency will collapse within a decade.
The fine details of the Macron plan have yet to be unveiled. However, there are encouraging noises coming from Berlin, where senior figures within the government have been declaring themselves open to the idea of comprehensive eurozone reforms (providing, of course, that France can overhaul its own economy first). Still, the idea of turning the eurozone into a “transfer union”, where rich countries routinely and automatically send money to poorer countries, is unlikely to go down well with the German voting public. One solution being mooted is to install a German as head of the European Central Bank, but it’s not clear how that would play in those European countries (particularly in the South) already uncomfortable with the amount of economic and political clought wielded by Germany.
Then, of course, there are the non-eurozone countries to worry about. The traditionally eurosceptic Brits are currently on their way out the Brexit door, so are unlikely to block deeper integration. Yet by focusing his reforms exclusively on the eurozone, Mssr. Macron’s plans look suspiciously like a “two-speed europe” model, with non-eurozone countries stuck on the outside looking in. Will they, like the Germans, also want reassurances?
Could Emmanuel Macron’s eurozone reforms save the EU? Does the eurozone need its own treasury and finance minister? Would a eurozone parliament help provide political control? And if major reforms aren’t carried out, will the euro collapse within a decade? Let us know your thoughts and comments in the form below and we’ll take them to policymakers and experts for their reactions!
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Schauble already told them they re not happening. Which means they re not happening. He ‘ll be another Hollande in less than two years.
Schauble is far too powerful – just reading Yanis Varoufakis’ “Adults in the room” and it almost makes me feel sorry for Jean Claude Juncker.
Schauble has a lot to answer for
Glad I aren’t the only one looking at Project Macron and thinking it’ll all end in tears.
Happy to have Schäuble to stop that nonsense.
yeah it’s well known that Germany wants the single market without the solidarity and shared responsibilities that come with it (much like Eastern Europeans who don’t want refugees).
yes He must do this: For build a more united europe
1)Common defence policy
2)Common Foreign policy
3)Euro for all countries
4)European constitution
5)Penal laws common
6)Common Welfare( with German Model)
7)Admission of New Countries with these standard
8)Re admission after 2020 like I think of England
9)Common Health Law
10)Common Environment Law
11)Agrrements with China,India and LAtin American countries for avoiding USA
12)Creation of our internet for not more depending from USA
Most of those things already exist. If anything destroys the EU it will be the euro. Net importer countries are squeezed and have no way to cope except through cutting spending because of the inability to deficit spend. Its one of the dumbest economic concepts of the modern world ever invented.
Immediatley also the other points
You should study some economics and understand monetary policy tools.
scrivi sempre le stesse parole con un copia incolla sui punti da fare , ma davvero ???
è il mio programma va iniviato all’Europarlamentoi voglio un aUE federatat a tutti i ocsti
Matteo Magnus Magni non ti sfiora l’idea che potrebbe essere un programma talmente generico da significare tutto e niente? Che tipo di fiscalità dovrebbe mettersi in comune? Che tipo di sanità ecc?
sono delle linee guida per questo serve debating Europe affinchè tutti dicano la loro lanciando dei topic su questi punti
Not with my vote will that ever happen. We are not a country. My country is not yours.
a country working in progress
José Bessa da Silva you have a ridiculous short view.
and the mine
First of all he needs to make the necessary reforms in his own country .Once he has done that necessary european reforms can be discussed…not before.
…and, same loans and taxes
An italian has no business with my view. My country, my view, no yours. You and me have nothing in common so no. Deal with facts. Your country can’t even handle its own parliament, it looks like a salami fight, and you want me to leave my life dependent on your people? You must certainly be joking…
@Matteo Magnus Magni
Yet another zealot from a corrupt country that cannot look after itself advising others from stable, less-corrupt countries primarily in the Northern EU!
Quais reformas?!? He’s Merkl’s servent. He will do what his master order him, to do. France has lost, its political opportunity of free itself.
Les Melenchonistes et Frontistes ne savent pas comment accepter la perdue! Sad!
Just a waste of time
The bankers you mean.. the economists will save only their money not us
If they did save money means they save us due to money creates job for us..
A Rothschild banker has to save Europe? Good luck with that.
We would be paying for the “saving” for the next two generations.
Ok
Can you please explain your moronic comment. In detail, with complete references.
Jess he will..import more refugees and cause economoc and cultural clash between people”religions” and when shitt hits the fan, he and other bankers will sit on there private eiland and discuss how much they earn with weapons sale..
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No, his eurozone reforms will not save anything.
Macron ha lasciato sola l’Italia sul problema immigrazione
addirittura, siamo gli spazzatori di tutti i problemi lasciati in africa dei vecchi imperi..ma la nostra classe politica non ha le palle (nessuno eh!) solo grandi ego che lanciano degli insulti…
Mannaggia al popolo francese che non sa dirigere la sua politica in modo sano per tutti. La Francia nel mondo sembra una disgrazia per tutti eh
Macron ha rimandato in Italia gli immigrati ed ha detto che non prende gli immigrati economici . Sono quasi tutti immigrati economici quelli che arrivano qui. Li portano LORO con le loro navi da noi ,rimandarli nel Paese d’origine è difficile perchè il Paese d’origine ( inesistente perche destabilizzato dalla Francia ) non riprende indietro l’immigrato e restano tutti qui ? Le navi ONG non dovrebbero più sbarcare in Italia, devono andare nei porti dei loro Paesi e portare gli immigrati li. Hanno stufato TUTTI
dopo tanto strillare nostro si sono incontrati e che hanno deciso? Che le ONG non devono arrivare sulle coste libiche e non devono spegnere il localizzatore. Eh….e a noi cosa cambia ??? Verrà qualche sbarcazione di meno forse ma il problema ci resta uguale . Maledetti francesi che non sanno quello che fanno , sembrano ciechi da anni mica da adesso e lasciano salire al potere gente poco raccomandabile che fanno disastri e sofferenze nel mondo.Ma perchè il popolo francese non è sveglio , recettivo , attento ? Ma cosa hanno che li fa dormire sonni profondi mentre la loro elitè massacra il mondo ?
a proposito giorni fa è finita la sentenza sulla strage di Ustica . Dopo 37 anni sappiamo che è stata la FRANCIA a provocare la strage. Ha invaso la sovranità italiana senza averne diritto ed ha abbattuto l’aereo di linea italiana. Non riceveremo scuse dalla Francia come sempre , come sono abituati a trattare col mondo ( hanno il nucleare e tutti si devono inchinare alle loro prepotenze ) Nessun francese ha mai chiesto scusa al mondo . Avranno anche il nucleare ma il rispetto non non si ottiene con la forza
a proposito giorni fa è finita la sentenza sulla strage di Ustica . Dopo 37 anni sappiamo che è stata la FRANCIA a provocare la strage. Ha invaso la sovranità italiana senza averne diritto ed ha abbattuto l’aereo di linea italiana. Non riceviamo scuse dalla Francia come sempre , come sono abituati a trattare col mondo ( hanno il nucleare e tutti si devono inchinare alle loro prepotenze ) Nessun francese ha mai chiesto scusa al mondo . Avranno anche il nucleare ma il rispetto non non si ottiene con la forza. Il rispetto si dà e il rispetto si pretende ma prima SI DA . L’elitè francese non lo sà cosa significa rispetto
Non proprio così.
Federico Rossi e come è ?
Italiano difendetevi dei vostri gobernante e delle ONG que vi distrugono
Amalia Esteban dobbiamo difenderci si ma non dai nostri governanti . La politica italiana risponde ed è diretta dalla volontà popolare cosa che non è altrove . La politica italiana sta facendo quello che il popolo chiede e lamenta e la UE, la Francia, la Germania che non ascoltano e ci distruggono
French politicians are not able to properly manage France. Let them leave Europe to Europeans. Otherwise, the EU will fall apart.
personally i do not agree at present. you cannot create eurozone reforms that are simply plastering over problems. Southern Europe and France have a robust sense of workers (or did have but are being rapidly eroded), as well as other democratic socialist rules (which on the whole are good but which corporate in vestment doesn’t like). corporate investment is not the only way to create jobs, it should be one of many tiers. So if I wanted to kick start italy for example, or all of southern europe then the EU needs to take the best of the more vibrant economies. First: A citizens information centre that is clear on line that highlights a check list of what you need to do when you move. At present the eu website shunts you over to national websites and most of them are rubbish and confusing. Italy can do this, the commune di vicenza website is excellent. Two) in relation to rural revitalization. Air bnb is a double edge sword, in the cities it can undermine rentals for employees but in the rural areas it could be a great opportunity for regeneration so again, information on how this can work alongside the agriturismos, hotels and official bnbs is important and everyone lags behind (so this is aimed at the smaller investor shall we say). In italy get rid of the partita iva..really. No where should it cost more than a couple of hundred euro for an accountant to register a sole trader or libera professionista with the tax authorities. NO VAT registration until gross earnings hit a particular amount in ireland it is around 30k. SOme professions are exempt. Finally a proper consumer association which can be central reference point for the more specialist ones. the eu consumer association wasn’t great tbh, introduction of a small claims court and…here’s the nub, minimal corporate tax (giving flexibility to smaller countries like holland and ireland) and a vat range (again giving flexibility), but over all we need clarity. I would start there rather than plastering over the underlyiing problems with the beaurocracies in southern europe and france and sometimes the vagueness of ireland. Free movement should mean clarity and investors big or small should be able to get that info at the click of a button. And get rid of all the shite laws that allow money to be skimmed off into the pockets of incompetent solicitors notaries and lawyers because information is confused. Also better manners on estate agents, surveyors and lawyers dealing with property rentalas and sales (there is none in the eu ) would help with both investment and the free movement.
France and Germany with their guests are a real threat to the rest of Europe and must be politically isolated. Otherwise, Europe will become Islamic.
If the entire middle east moves to europe there will still be 300M more europeans in the eu than them
Far from everyone in those countries is Islamic. So we would still be mutch more even 7f all of them was in Eu.
First to save France ..than we will see..
Save it from what? Everything is fine.
Dalla Pagina dell’amico Roberto Toselli …
Sono veramente contento che dal 16 di giugno Saif al Islam Gheddafi, liberato grazie ad un indulto dalle grinfie del governo di Tobruk, sia andato nel territorio tribale della tribù che porta il suo stesso nome. Al sicuro.
La tribù Saif al Islam, alla quale va il mio sincero affetto e stima nonché la condivisione della ‘visione’ di una Libia “Una Grande e Libera”.
Visione della quale Saif Gheddafi è simbolo ed emblema.
Dedico queste mie parole all’amico Abduljalil Alayat.
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It would be dificult for Macron.As soon as french people realize that they have to think more about duties than rights,there would be trouble ahead.I am anticipating huge manifs at Rue de Rennes or Boulevard St.Michel demanding less working hours and higher salaries!
They are French!!!
Finally there is a scenario less but better Europe here all member states choose decidedly to move forward in the direction of reformulation of the system of integration of the United States of Europe
The reforms he wants to do will finally destroy Europe
For sure!
EU is collapsing because people want less bureaucracy and less central management.
How the hell increasing bureaucracy and and pushing more EU to United States of Europe will prevent this?
I want less bureaucracy and more central management, accountable more to me personally.
Also, just say no Islam. And keep saying no to Islam.
US of E, lets get federal!
No. The EU has set it’s plot in the graveyard since Maastricht.
When germany talks about supporting eu reform, what it means is for countries (inc france) to become more like germany.
They will not agree to any closer union that involves fiscal transfers until this happens.
Macron needs to focus on reforming france !
He will have his hands full with labour changes over nect couple of years.
Mr. Macron and Mrs. Merkel need to continue on the path of Mitterand and Kohl. Mr. Macron has well understood that the EU cannot keep doing business as usual and he does not plan to do that. But he als understands he needs a strong partner for his reform plans.That partner, at this time, is Germany. I don’t at all see Mr. Macron as another Hollande and he is much more than just another greedy banker.
If EU strengthens the moral values in Europe, it is going to be saved!!!!!!!!!!!!
Most probably they wont. Drop welfare and head straight for free market and pure capitalism strengthening the once famous cult of work connected often with protestant culture in former Germany and elsewhere. Its long gone now in Germany but its revival is a must to fix eu.
Could Emmanuel Macron’s eurozone reforms save the EU?
Mr Macron needs to deal with reforms on his cover up of his wife’s sexual assault on him as a boy of fifteen. All over the West women are going to jail for their unacceptable behaviour against their very young pupils. He is a man who in a relationship with his abuser. Why is it okay to do this if you sit in an EU office, but not if you are an ordinary female teacher the street? What is good for the goose is good for the gander.
Are you seriously suggesting that should you marry a child abuser this makes the crime invalid and you suitable for political office. Whilst you flaunt the offender around numerous venues with you, as if promoting this kind of appalling treatment on other peoples children?
It is offensive to push this man and his deviant wife onto the citizens of the EU whilst other women languish in jail for doing far less than this overt woman did.
Here are a few who did as she. And look where they end up.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/schoolboy-groomed-teaching-assistant-we-6536549
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3442908/Female-middle-school-teacher-29-arrested-Fort-Worth-having-sex-15-year-old-student-traveling-state.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/married-female-teacher-who-had-sex-with-16-year-old-pupil-screams-as-shes-jailed-for-12-months-a7039076.html
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jun/03/woman-who-had-sex-with-14-year-old-boy-is-jailed
I hope
He is in the capitalist side and the EU needs to think more about the people and new social structures then the politicians pockets.
………..“Political oversight would be provided by a new eurozone parliament made up of existing MEPs from euro countries. The (fine) details of the Macron plan have yet to be unveiled”. Of course- when?
Latest political EU brain wave: more speculation, conjecture, guesswork, raising expectations, raising animosities and (another) shot in the dark!
Sure, why not another parliament in France (the A, B or reserve e-Team?), more (existing?) bureaucrats for a Brussels/Paris- super-supranational experiment? Might finally solve or dissolve the EU/Eurozone!
Why not ask Germany + France to organize a “Sovereignty Auction”- where every willing nation can offer their freedom to the highest bidder! Proceeds divided by each citizen to retire and finally transfer all their sovereign rights, state assets & debts- to either the Île-de-France or “l’Allemagne”- as a “last WILL”? No more hide & seek, diddle daddle or expensive games- money talks! The ECB or Bundesbank can print more. Or:
Why not simply publish the Grand Macron (Marshall) Plan to get it over with?
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is this a joke?!?!?
He’s applying protectionism at EU-level but condemns it at a local level.
Typical for socialist bureaucrats…
Depends on whether he survives that runny nose…
As siad very long times ago ” when the U.S.A sneezes, the world gets infected with flue and then cold, if not died later”….
I would not cold it saving cause it’s not on breaking point. At least is the value of the euro telling me that cuse it’s relatively high value in comparison with the dollar.
But it will increase the stability and trust that’s needed in the market.
That contradictions found in Marcons ideoloicaly drawn plans can not serve the purposes that favours the E.u. economy.. ..in the past , that sorts of the European divisions found was serving the purposes , at the end when the matter was related to the E.u. stregnth and weaknesses…He looks to defuse that economic differences as an attemp for France to get more, even if the prices were too costy for the bigger images of the E.u. It seems to be his long works on that project did not consider that it will ends up against the all and the more stable ones than France….And that can cause a risky break down of the E.u. ‘s the lowest economy countries to split part for ever. And that last might be serving Brexit purposes, as believed. With Frexit he can not get any of the minimum postive results but no way except turning around with such strategies to meet his targets.
a fox with fleece in a chicken house, yeah that’s a reform alright
Either we remain a gathering of independant states and fail one after the other or exit the union through foreign propaganda (see Brexit), or we strive towards a United states of Europe with an elected President, Govenrnment and Parliament and not an appointed Comission.
A european minister of finances is the right step. It should be followed by a european minister of Defence and a European minister of internal affairs with an FBI counterpart that can prosecute and investigate in the entire of the EU.
I think Macron is doing the right thing. But I doubt this can save the EU. The EU must start shrinking to survive. And if we keep embracing such countries as Ukraine, for instance with such a pile of ethnic problems
https://www.reddit.com/r/uncensorednews/comments/6klv5s/initiatives_of_ukraines_ministry_of_interior_to/
we’ll never enjoy prosperity and stability. Am I right?
What reforms? Using dogs to guard french borders against migrants? Refusing to deal with migration only because France is not their port of entry? Come on. Europe is busted.
Creating a Eurozone parliament is de facto splitting the Union. This will won’t work out well on the long term for the EU27. Whilst reforms are needed, they must aim maximum inclusion. I think that a “two speed” model should be avoided as much as possible. Anyhow, the EU can’t stop and those Member-States that are not “on board” when it comes to really important issues, should not complain about being left out.
In order to save the europeans we must destoy the Eurabia.
The problem with Macron is he is young and inexperienced, and as a typical youth he is naive and full of unjustified confidence and thinks he can change the world…
Lets see how he handles his first real issue which will be the huge reduction in CAP subsidies that will be required following Brexit. Once the streets are full of militant French farmers and the country starts to grind to a halt, that will be a reality check for the poster boy Marcon and knock some of the youthful exuberance out of him
@ Paul X
Macron is following his teacher’s advice. He has never been allowed to mature, as to do so would mean facing up to the emotional distress of his past. The ideas he grasps are exploitation of his lack of maturity. Which has been mentally blocked by fear of truth.
The promotion of little Manny Macron
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaJb74_P-xM
You are either kidding us, or you are ill informed. France is leaving!
http://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/798789/French-election-Emmanuel-Macron-EU-reform-Frexit
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With less then 20% of the French voters voting for Macron you can hardly say he has a mandate.
The unelected European Politburo dictate EU policy, not the elected National leaders & they have already slapped Macron down over his reform ideas so he will do as Brussels tells him, not the other way round.
Meanwhile his domestic policies are the same failed policies Hollande had, when the strikes start Macron will make Hollande look like the most popular French resident ever.
Ivan Burrows
You can always tell when a person in office has been part of the, New World Order, conspiracy. They manage, against all odds, to celebrate their open flaunting of their family crime and stay out of jail. In this case, the way Macron flaunts and ‘celebrates’ his matrimonial paedophile in the faces of the French citizens who elected him as Mr Pure. It beggars belief, as, he not only does it to the French, but to the world via the media. And he does it daily with destain.
He is US lobby. He accept TTPI , us reject EU air auality policy. That is different regulations even for construction vehicles for EU and better regulation for US . We speak about many billion profits and place to work in us, curency…
We need to stop voting for liberal and degenerate leaders, start voring for partiots and lovers of ones culture and peoples, then Europe will prosper again.
Because you’re believing you’re going to change something by voting??? Ahahahahahahah!!!!!!
hahahahahahhaha
Yes. Europe is not to be saved, beacusa it is not in danger.
Reform is needed for laws regarding who can run for political office in the EU. A person that is unstable and marries an open criminal, who must likewise be unstable. It cannot be acceptable for weird perverts to run for office in the EU. How this wasn’t all over the media prior to his being voted into France is utter deceit. He has no right to be President of France.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpxLHDYdlkQ
“Save the EU” is a clickbaity title. As an economist, I’d say that his proposed reforms would IMPROVE the sustainability of the EU’s economy. That’d be a more neutral way to say it
To be fair, “Could Emmanuel Macron’s eurozone reforms improve the sustainability of the EU’s economy” is such a long title it would probably be truncated with ellipses by Facebook. Also, Macron himself couched his speech in terms of reform versus decline.
Debating Europe Yes, that’s a good point. I was a journalist for years (I even used to teach it briefly), and I understand that coming up with a succinct headline takes more effort than it appears to at first glance. How about any of these?:
– “Could Macron’s Reforms Bolster Eurozone ?”
– “Could Macron’s Reforms Bolster Eurozone Sustainability ?”
– “Could Macron’s Reforms Bolster Eurozone Growth ?”
– “Could Macron’s Eurozone Reforms Bolster Europe?”
– “Could Macron’s Eurozone Reforms Bring Back Growth ?”
Also, about reform vs. decline, yes, it’s true that that’s the narrative, but nobody is saying (nor do the numbers currently indicate) that the eurozone is about to face immediate systemic financial collapse or something (which is the impression that the current headline gives).
Those are all good titles, but there is a risk they come across as technocratic, which would miss the point. At his speech in Athens, Macron was not using neutral language, but was instead trying to appeal to emotions. If we were to say “Would Macron’s reforms bolster Eurozones sustainability” then not only does it risk becoming another grey, technocratic debate, but it arguably mischaracterises the way Macron is framing his argument.
Μacron has just been to Greece. Hence the article
Debating Europe Yes, that is a good point
Macron represents the very core of what is wrong with the EU. An arrogant little man, that thinks of himself as a god, is more interested in serving corporate interestes and their lobbyists, with delusions of world grandeur and a militarist atittude towards his goals that function as a very undemocratic threat to those that don’t think like him.
Are you describing the UK? Mrs Tim Myers
No, I’m describing Macron and by extent the ridiculous institution the EU has become. The UK did the right choice when it decided to leave. The revengeful and authoritarian way the EU has conducted this “negociations” only proveves how right they were to leave Brussel’s corruption and dictatorship behind.
No, I’m describing Macron and by extent the ridiculous institution the EU has become. The UK did the right choice when it decided to leave. The revengeful and authoritarian way the EU has conducted this “negociations” only proves how right they were to leave Brussel’s corruption and dictatorship behind.
Oh, you #troll Tim
José Bessa da Silva Do you have any knowlodge on what you are actually talking about? Revengeful? UK wants to leave and hold its priviledges. It just doesn´t work like that. You definetely have no idea on how EU law works.
That reply is all emotion and no concrete economic theory. The fact is, it is evident that the Eurozone needs reforms, and that the Maastricht Treaty left a lot of things unresolved. And He’s presenting a proposal to address some of those key matters.
As for “the core of what’s wrong”, obviously Macron is from an econ background, which is unusual,since most of the EU’s leaders have traditionally been from juridical backgrounds. Except Merkel (who graduated as a physicist). A core EU country hasn’t actually been lead by an economist yet. Until Macron.
Alex, give me a break. Yes, the UK is being a victim of Brussels revenge. They could easily make a new deal to give them access to the single mark, but no, they want to punish them for daring to leave. How’s this for “emotional” now?
Max, you simply said nothing at all, so why exactly are you complaning about my comment? The Treaty of Maastricht is not a problem for leaving too many thing unresolved, it is a problem because it created the EU. The EEC was a nice project, the EU on the other hand is an undenocratic, corrupt and elitist project with no historical, cultural or political background and the euro is an economical subjugation mechanism. The EU will be the cause of another major war in Europe. Mark my words! Brussels imperislistic stances will not be accepted for much longer.
Who is this Macron fella? Relatively unknown until recently,he stinks to high heavens of a puppet..
True if der is unity ders a better EU
Without Britain EU is nothing and vice versa.
It’s been almost 2 years since a state of emergency has been declared in France.
It also looks as if the democracy might be under threat there.
I hope EC will look at this soon and we can expect a debate in EP.
Have a nice day everybody.
http://www.politico.eu/article/kim-jong-macron-case-for-a-fairer-french-parliament-disproportionate-hegemony/
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/07/will-frances-state-of-emergency-become-permanent/532848/
He’s a bank-puppet. The Tobin tax would start something, but his priority was getting rid of it for his Rothschild friends.
I need to be expert enough to understand what it is all about. I know something should be taken immediately and seriously.
Hey, let’s keep it simple: when the EU finally starts putting the PEOPLE’s interests before CORPORATE interests, then THAT will save the EU. The ordinary European citizens are not as stupid as you’d think. Take social dumping. Why hasn’t the EU done anything to put all EU member states on the same footing ? It doesn’t serve corporate interests that’s why.
💯% right. That is the point
Lol seriously?
He should try to save his country first. France wasn’t liberated during the second world war to be given away.
I guarantee it will never be liberated again by the British. The Germans can have it and keep it this time.
If he doesn’t undermine the eastern countries which have a greater economic growth than France, maybe
Systemic reforms are required to save the E.U, not stances that got the E.U in this mess in the first place.
Macron è andato in Grecia con una delegazione di affaristi. Finchè sarà il MERCATO a guidare le persone non vedo nulla di buono all’orizzonte
” Total, Suez, EDF, Sanofi, ORPEA, Bpfrance, CMA-CGM: sono le società i cui Ceo accompagneranno il Presidente francese Emmanuel Macron in visita ad Atene componendo una delegazione di circa 50 persone (di cui 40 imprenditori). Un appuntamento incentrato su privatizzazioni, difesa e crisi del debito ellenico.”
UE’s been trying to do the same to Poland, with the help from some of our politicians – PO party mainly.
Barbara Szela Lesniak spiegati meglio. Ti riferisci agli immigrati !? Un conto è la vita e un altro è il mercato
The euro should be abandoned. A common finance ministry would make the countries redundant. As always the few rich zones would get the real benefits with the others getting scraps. When Italy United the North which is a slight majority made the South much poorer. Checkslovakia is better off as two countries. The Slovaks are better off.
quando il nord si è unito al sud ed hanno formato lo Stato, sono partiti trasferimenti di denaro . La situazione che hai menzionato non è paragonabile alla UE , non ci sta lo Stato che ridistribuisce
As Macron himself has said, people are too stupid to understand his policies, if the title of ‘Little Napoleon’ ever fitted anyone its Macron.
What do you support Ivan? As far as I see you are against everything…
Tiromanzino May I support freedom, the truth and the right to self determination. In fact it seems I support everything you hate.
Some of his proposals are not bad but unfortunately, he wants more to get France great again than Europe great again. A pity because if his love were Europe, he could get to be the first President of the United States of Europe.
Macron had to save himself first with such low ratings he has from his disappointed voters
Macron had to save himself first with such low ratings he has from his disappointed voters
Macron had to save himself first with such low ratings he has from his disappointed voters
Macron had to save himself first with such low ratings he has from his disappointed voters
Macron had to save himself first with such low ratings he has from his disappointed voters
Macron had to save himself first with such low ratings he has from his disappointed voters
Macron had to save himself first with such low ratings he has from his disappointed voters
Macron had to save himself first with such low ratings he has from his disappointed voters
Macron had to save himself first with such low ratings he has from his disappointed voters
Macron had to save himself first with such low ratings he has from his disappointed voters
What can achieve a person having narcissistic personality disorder?
Maybe. Angela Merckel or Schulz, don’t show any ideas for EU.
di idee i tedeschi ne hanno mostrate pure troppo e ci hanno portato dove siamo , allo sfascio
You must be mad if you think they will do. Mentally, Macron is a kid.
Hope so
No.
He would want to get a move on,,, its days are numbered.
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Did anyone understand what he’s up to? The euro could be in trouble .
The Euro is in trouble since the day it was created.
I hope euro will end soon.
Why the question is saving EU instead of develop, modernize and transform EU in a even much bigger world success?
Now the question is Macron is a neoliberal, Merkel is a conservative and mainly EU is conservative, are they the solutions for this progress? I’m not so sure. And with all the Euro problems, year by year, is very difficult to go back to marks, francs, pesetas, escudos, liras, dracmas, …
Macron is in the right path. He is intelligent and daredevil
Greece is a socialist country and a vortex shallowing billions with no reforms planned to turn Grrece into something that might look remotely as a market economy. YET France is about to funnel into the Greek sicialist disaster billions of Euros. The taxpayer in freanch is called “contribuable” whereas it had to be “con-tribuable”.
Help us xd
LOL these POODLES all of them posing as “Europes leaders” are awalking joke, they cant change the color of their shoes if they tried, they
I dont know Macron or his policies very well, but i agree with him on all points in this one, and in this respect we need more politicians like him, who speak out for drastic EU reform… Its adapt or die
European Fiscal Ministry
European Defence Ministry
European Health Ministry
European Culture Ministry
European Sports Ministry
A thought in the air… I think long term… But this could be 50 years, (however how faster how better) Switzerland in the EU, However its possible to convince the Swedes, and ideally for the EU HQ to be transferred thus soon after to a centralnposition in Switzerland, Austria, etc… Maybe a castle designnthis time..a. A man can dream no? O… To see a revival in castle architecture in my lifetime… If i where a billionaire in this i would invest money, European castles all over the world, my dream is Castle Cities, on the Scale as we Only read in fantasy books, with modern day technology and infrastructure…
God bless Europe