Reinventing the wheel? Macron's EU reforms win polite support

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BRUSSELS: A call by French President Emmanuel Macron for reforms of the European Union to pave the way to a 'European renaissance' won mainly just ...

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BRUSSELS: A call by French President Emmanuel Macron for reforms of the European Union to pave the way to a"European renaissance" won mainly just polite support on Tuesday (Mar 5) from other European leaders.

"The German government supports engaged discussions about the direction of the European Union," said a spokesman for the government in Germany, the EU's biggest member state. He declined to give further details. "We would like to point out that a number of the elements that were presented by the president tally with the structures that already exist, or which the Commission has already proposed and is implementing," a Commission spokesman said.

Some officials said that while becoming Europe's main leader was undoubtedly appealing for Macron, his immediate aim was to set out reforms that might help him repeat his success in France's 2017 presidential election, when he ran on a pro-European agenda. "Support for Emmanuel Macron's proposals for a new impetus for the European project. Minimum wage, climate investments, Security and Defense Council, multi-speed Europe," Michel said n Twitter.

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