French President Emmanuel Macron this week stirred up a robust and healthy debate with his letter published in newspapers of all 28 EU nations, calling for a 'European renaissance.' First, however, he will have to reverse a European unraveling.
French President Emmanuel Macron this week stirred up a robust and healthy debate with his letter published in newspapers of all 28 EU nations, calling for a"European renaissance." First, however, he will have to reverse a European unraveling, both political and economic.
The letter is getting traction both due to its timing, coming shortly before the European Parliament's most decisive elections yet in May, and due to its novel approach. What Macron has done is borrow the language and immigration issues of the populist nationalists — a winning approach in past months — and deploy it on behalf of the European Union.
His letter continues with that Euro-populist bent, a Macron re-invention for sure. The new institutions and approaches he proposes are designed to take the wind out of the anti-European, nationalist right and to answer public fears. Many of his ideas are in a similar, populist vein — protecting European sovereignty against "digital giants" and"in the face of aggressive strategies by the major powers." This Macron sees the euro as a bulwark against which EU countries can"resist the crises of financial capitalism."
At home, Macron's support levels have fallen to 31 percent amid the continued yellow jacket protests against him. He will have to first deliver on reforms there, where sluggish growth and high unemployment have historically hampered France's ability to sell its vision to its partners.
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