Reaction to Macron’s Europe Speech Says Much About Divisions
- French president earns praise in Brussels, wariness in Berlin
- Czech billionaire Babis tells Macron to concentrate on France
Macron Unveils Plan to Reform Europe
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French President Emmanuel Macron’s ambitious proposals for enhancing the European Union’s power and institutions earned responses ranging from praise in Brussels to wariness in Berlin and outright hostility in Prague.
The reaction said as much about the current state of Europe as did his calls to reform it.