Emmanuel Macron is thinking about a new major speech on Europe, like this one delivered in September 2017 at the Sorbonne. Impatient to get involved himself in the European campaign, the President of the Republic does not only intend to invite himself to a big meeting alongside the head of the list Valérie Hayer between now and June 9.

“At the time, everyone said it looked great on paper, but it would never be implemented. However, the way in which Europe organized itself during the Covid crisis to order vaccines, shows that a long way has still been covered,” notes one close.