Posted on 01/07/2022 2:22:43 AM PST by blueplum
PARIS -- French president Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to a pair of leading European figures Friday as France formally took the reins of the 27-nation bloc for the next six months with big ambitions....
...Among the main themes France wants to promote are the introduction of an EU minimum wage, a carbon tax on imported products, and the reform of the EU's fiscal rules...
...Detailing the goals of the French presidency, a senior French government official said the EU needs to be more sovereign ,,,“There is a risk for Europeans to simply go out of history," the official said. “In the sense that we would no longer contribute to writing the history of the world, and others would come and write our own history. There is an existential danger...."
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I wish Putin would piss him off.
Or piss on him.
As usual the French are correct on this being their last chance to disconnect from the failing Neo-Leftist American Empire. And as usual the French have all the wrong ideas like an EU minimum wage. Enjoy the suck.
Zero-Sum Game.
More sovereignty for the E.U. means perforce less sovereignty for the individual nations and/or citizens.
Regards,
Totally correct.
From only weeks ago:
European Commission - Daily News 21 / 12 / 2021
Brussels, 21 December 2021
EU Digital COVID Certificate: Commission adopts binding acceptance period of nine months for vaccination certificates
“Today, the Commission adopted rules relating to the EU Digital COVID Certificate, establishing a binding acceptance period of 9 months (precisely 270 days) of vaccination certificates for the purposes of intra-EU travel. A clear and uniform acceptance period for vaccination certificates will guarantee that travel measures continue to be coordinated, as called for by the European Council following its latest meeting of 16 December 2021. The new rules will ensure restrictions are based on the best available scientific evidence as well as objective criteria. Continued coordination is essential for the functioning of the Single Market and it will provide clarity for EU citizens in the exercise of their right to free movement.”
The so-called Schengen area for passport-free travel between certain European nations was a lie, and this will wipe that away, with the “green” pass being required everywhere, and will include not only shot status, but also many other things. “Show me your papers” is returning, and a Fourth Reich is trying to arise.
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