Macron unveils plan for 'European Renaissance'

Reuters ^ | Mar 2019 | John Irish and Marine Pennetier

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French President Emmanuel Macron has made an impassioned defense of a new Europe in a newspaper column published in each of the 28 member states in which he laid out his ideas for a “European renaissance” ahead of EU elections in May.

Calling the vote decisive and warning of a Europe in danger, his words are intended as a wake-up call for the bloc as he seeks to push fundamental reform of the European Union.

Macron’s column coincides with rising tensions in the West, shaken by U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America First” policies and Britain’s departure from the EU. A more assertive China and Russia also pose major challenges.

A number of proposals made in the column to appear on Tuesday in newspapers ranging from The Guardian in Britain to Die Welt in Germany and El Pais in Spain aim at protecting and defending Europe’s citizens while giving the bloc new impetus in the face of global competition.

“In a few weeks, the European elections will be decisive for the future of our continent. Europe has never been as necessary since World War Two as it is now and yet never has Europe been in such danger,” Macron wrote. “Nationalism offers nothing. It is a project of rejection.”

Proposals include creating a European agency to protect democracies which would provide experts to safeguard elections from manipulation and a ban on financing by foreign powers of European political parties.

Macron also suggested reviewing the Schengen system and creating a common border police and European asylum office.

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The French leader is focused on championing a “Europe that protects” for the May 26 European election as he seeks to convince voters with plans aimed at reforming Europe’s trade, competition, digital and climate policies, including creating a European climate bank to finance the ecological transition.

He also urged a ban on companies that threaten European strategic interests and called for a type of Europe first policy as America and China have done.

As part of efforts to convince European citizens not to back nationalists, Macon also urged for European institutions and states to take part in a “Conference for Europe” by year-end. Its objective would be to propose changes to the bloc’s political project without taboos, including reviewing existing treaties.

“In this Europe, the people will have truly taken back control of their destiny; in this Europe, Britain, I am sure, will find its place,” Macron wrote.

[Jeff Chandler]

They misspelled “Maricon”.

[Buckeye McFrog]

“fundamental reform” = grab the last few bits of sovereignty off the table before the frog hops out of the pot.

[VanDeKoik]

“Europe has never been as necessary since World War Two as it is now and yet never has Europe been in such danger,” Macron wrote. “Nationalism offers nothing. It is a project of rejection.”

Huh?

I have no idea what this guy is talking about.

Is there any European nation looking to invade any other? Is their another “war of succession” on the horizon? Protestants and Catholics ready to go at it again?

[Vigilanteman]

Here is a clue:

Importing the same type of savages whose invasion was turned back by Charles Martel when European civilization first begin to rise from the ashes of the Roman Empire in the 8th century won't work out well.

[Paladin2]

Can’t Macron issue free “yellow jackets” to all of Europe?

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Plus ça change ....

[Leaning Right]

Here we see Macron planning EU strategy with two of his top advisers. As you can tell, it was a shirts-optional meeting.

(And no, this is not a Photoshopped picture. It's real.)

[Baldwin]

So. It’s just more of the same. Only more.

[mewzilla]

Meanwhile....

European Parliament’s Pro-Article 13 Video Has Backfired

[himno hero]

Thats it! HE wants to relive the bloodshed and restore what Islam wanted. Europe.

With time, as it is now, they will outvote europeans without a shot being fired.

THEN , guaranteed, Iran will have their nuclear weapons and better technologies.
The EU will crumble, England, France, Germany will have new flags, marxists will be killed and the UN will move its HQ to Spain

[Timocrat]

“Nationalism offers nothing. It is a project of rejection.”

We ENARCS know best and we need to abolish any vestiges of representative democracy in Europe. Just remember Paris Brussels is the fount of all knowledge and soon the fount of all power.