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Taylor, Paul, (2017), “Inertia, revolt will test Macron’s reformism”, Politico, 9 Μαϊου
The country’s newly elected president, Emmanuel Macron, will need steely determination and all his youthful intellectual powers of persuasion, as well as supportive European partners and a dose of economic good luck, if he is to avoid the fate of past liberal modernizers
Barkin, Noah, (2017), “Wooing Germany: Macron team debates euro zone reform tactics”, Reuters, 8 Μαϊου
In the days before Emmanuel Macron traveled to Berlin in March to meet Angela Merkel, people in his entourage debated what message he should send to the German chancellor. Some urged him to lay out a clear quid pro quo on Europe, explaining reforms he would do as French president, what Germany could deliver in response, and areas where the two countries should pursue common initiatives, sources in his team said. In the end, that approach was rejected. His closest aides felt it would be presumptuous for the young candidate to appear to be making demands of Merkel before he was even elected.
Taylor, Paul, (2017), “Brexit is least of Macron’s concerns”, In Facts, 8 Μαϊου
Despite much of the British media’s reflex to interpret the French election through the Brexit prism, dealing with the UK’s departure is low on Macron’s “to do” list. His top priorities are to win a majority for his new centrist movement En Marche! in parliamentary elections next month and to start implementing pledges to overhaul labour law, boost education in deprived areas, and ease the tax burden on business and poorer households. His first weeks will also be spent on strengthening France’s relations with Germany, the EU and the United States.
Fischer, Joschka, (2017), “The French Election and Europe’s Future”, Project Syndicate, 29 Απριλίου
With Macron’s victory, Europe would avoid self-destruction yet again. A President Le Pen would almost surely bring about the end of the European Union. Taking France out of the eurozone, as Le Pen has promised, would lead to the collapse of the euro itself. After that, the EU common market and other core institutions would fall like dominoes. Europe would plunge into the abyss, and 60 years of political, economic, and social progress would be lost.