What Macron's speech on Europe's mortality says about the continent, the threats it faces, and his own legacy

In The Economist

economist.com/europe/2024/04…

Today is Macron’s “Sorbonne 2” speech. His opening words in 2017:

I've come to talk to you about Europe. “Again?” some will say. They'll have to get used to it, because I'll keep going. This is our struggle, It's our history, our identity…what protects us and gives us a future

The residence of the 🇫🇷 ambassador in Washington DC yesterday

via ⁦⁦La Punchline de Yakovleff⁩

More evidence of #change #Elections2024 - Keir Starmer now well ahead of Rishi Sunak on best Prime Minister rating. And the person in the lead normally wins.

Plenty of French diplomacy passes under the news radar. Last night a Paris summit raised €2bn in humanitarian aid for those caught up in the crisis in Sudan. That makes up a full 50% of what the UN has appealed for

Ukraine’s foreign minister
“I thanked 🇫🇷 for the steps it took in the past to provide 🇺🇦 with additional air defense and urged 🇫🇷 to step up its efforts to provide 🇺🇦 with new systems capable of intercepting ballistic missiles.

Both Kyiv and Paris know where those systems are”

The enthusiasm with which parts of the 🇫🇷 media invite Russian officials (here Alexei Mechkov, 🇷🇺 ambassador to Paris) for interviews is breathtaking

The JDD explains its “exclusive” to 🇫🇷 readers “It's always wise to listen to those whom our president refers to as adversaries”

What is your opinion of Emmanuel Macron?
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