VERSAILLES, France: French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said the European Union has "lost its way", calling for a "new generation of leaders" to revive the bloc.
"The building of Europe has been weakened by the spread of bureaucracy and by the growing scepticism that comes from that," Macron said in an address to both houses of parliament. "The last 10 years have been cruel for Europe. We have managed crises but we have lost our way."
Macron, 39, put European revival at the centre of his presidential campaign, in stark contrast to his anti-immigration, anti-EU rival Marine Le Pen. "I believe firmly in Europe," he said Monday. "But I don’t find the scepticism unjustified." The president said the "tyranny of agendas and timelines and technical twists and turns" should be overturned.
07-04-2017, 03:34 PM
Europe has lost its way: Macron
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