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Europe, presidential: Emmanuel Macron is advancing stealthily

2021-12-09T19:43:57.454Z


During a press conference from the Elysee Palace, the Head of State unveiled his priorities for the French presidency of the European Union. The opportunity to deliver some veiled criticism against his opponents.


Everything is read in watermark.

Behind Emmanuel Macron's speech on the French presidency of the European Union (PFUE), his gaze on the presidential campaign appears transparent, despite his feeble attempts to dodge.

Moreover, from the first words of his introductory remarks, the Head of State warns: faced with the multiple crises facing Europe, “there

are many who would like to rely only on nations (... ) We need to stay united, we Europeans

". Here then is the stage set, that of the confrontation between nationalists and pro-Europeans. The former have been unleashed since September and have been so successful in the polls that their remarks on immigration permeate the public debate. This is good, this is the subject of Emmanuel Macron's first proposal for the PFUE. Reform Schengen around two priorities: the establishment of a political management of this area of ​​free movement on the model of Ecofin, the creation of an emergency support mechanism at the borders in the event of a crisis as recently in Poland. "

A more sovereign Europe is a Europe capable of controlling its borders

», Pleads the Head of State.

As for the terrorist dimension of the subject, which he did not mention from the rostrum, he assured on the sidelines of his speech that he would come back to it later.

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The mismanagement of migratory flows is not the only criticism that Europe's detractors address to it. Often described as a "straitjacket", the budgetary rules of the euro zone also take their grade. Once again, this is good, Emmanuel Macron wants to relax them. During the Covid crisis, they had been suspended. “

We can't pretend nothing happened,

” he says. Subtitle: he did not "

burn the box

" for nothing, as Valérie Pécresse accuses. The relaxation of the Maastricht criteria is an explosive issue. He will convene an exceptional summit of heads of state and government in March on the subject. Objective, "to

rethink a budgetary framework dating from the 1990s

" for "b

build a credible and simplified framework

”.

Even if it means considering a modification of the treaties.

Still in the sights of the Head of State, the LR candidate was also questioned on her proposal to modify the Constitution so that France is freed from European rules on the migration issue.

Emmanuel Macron begins by softly evacuating the questioning of the press on the subject.

"

I will not comment, as President of the Republic, on these campaign topics

".

But he still asks that the candidates make more robust proposals.

"When it comes

to an amendment to the Constitution, you have to say what you want to change and say it precisely

."

A more sovereign Europe is a Europe capable of controlling its borders

Emmanuel Macron

But the LR candidate was not the only one to be the subject of veiled criticism from the President of the Republic.

Because nationalism is not expressed only in the relationship with Europe.

It is also manifesting itself on the national scene.

Long worn by Marine Le Pen, it is now contested at the National Rally by Éric Zemmour.

It is not for the President of the Republic to qualify and disqualify a candidate.

It is up to the sovereign people to choose,

”he again pretends to sweep away at first.

Before coming back to it.

"

When the bad winds pick up (...) the role of institutions is to keep the country where it should be

", he slips, promising to "

do not give in, neither to racism, nor to anti-Semitism, nor to the questioning of our values ​​or to the manipulation of history

”.

At the borders of the presidential campaign, Emmanuel Macron is advancing stealthily.

His opponents accuse him of deliberately remaining in the ambiguity and urge him to come forward.

He enjoys recurring questions about his candidacy.

It's a question that I have understood in recent days that it is sometimes obsessive.

I take it as a sign of affection, a hidden desire, almost a call.

But he is careful not to answer.

And is justified.

The role of our institutions is to keep the country where it needs to be (…) with calm and authority.

Our country needs it

», He explains.

A comfortable posture, therefore, as that of President of the Republic at a time when the political theater ignites.

A posture that is perhaps even more comfortable than that of a President of the European Union in the middle of the countryside.

After all, he has a Europe to reform in depth.

And in two months.

One foot in, one foot out.

Elusive.

Source: lefigaro

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