Posted on 05/13/2017 8:06:05 AM PDT by Lorianne
Emmanuel Macron will take power as French president on Sunday and immediately face the twin challenges of European Union reform and loosening strict labour laws in France.
After walking up the red carpet to the Élysée Palace on Sunday morning, being briefed on the nuclear deterrent by the outgoing Socialist leader François Hollande, and making his first speech, Macron will on Monday fly to Berlin to meet the German chancellor, Angela Merkel.
It is traditional for French leaders to make Berlin their first European trip. The pro-European centrist Macron wants to boost the French-German motor at the heart of Europe and press for closer cooperation, including creating a parliament and budget for the eurozone.
Merkel welcomed Macron’s decisive election victory over the far-right Marine Le Pen, saying he carried “the hopes of millions of French people and also many in Germany and across Europe”.
But if Macron is to push for eurozone reform, he must also prove to Berlin and other European allies that he can deliver the changes he has promised on France’s sluggish economy and deficit problem.
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Like Islam .once you join you never leave ?
He’s going to report to his boss.
Emmanuel has two mommies.
Yup...just like Le Pen stated...France will be run by a woman...her..
Or Merkel!
The POS is flying to Berlin to grovel before his Fuhrer.
All of France should be so ashamed.
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