Macron Takes Pitch for EU Power to The Hague Amid Backlash
- French leader travels to the Netherlands for state visit
- Macron pushing EU sovereignty message after China controversy
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Emmanuel Macron’s latest attempt to cast the European Union as a balancing power between the US and China will be tested this week as he seeks to enlist support from the Netherlands.
The 45-year-old president will arrive in Amsterdam on Tuesday for the first state visit of a French leader in 23 years and plans to make the case for more joint EU spending, closer control over European supplies of technology and industrial goods and, crucially, a degree of skepticism about relations with the US.