Reuters
The French leader makes an impassioned plea for a new Europe in an opinion piece published around Europe
French President Emmanuel Macron has proposed a series of reforms to ensure the future of the European Union.
Ahead of the European elections due to take place in May, he advocates a ban on the financing of European political parties by foreign powers.
He also calls for the reform of the passport-free Schengen area.
All those who want to belong to Schengen should accept both stricter controls on outer borders and a common asylum policy for migrants, he said.
“Never since the Second World War has Europe been so necessary. And yet never has Europe been in such a danger,” he added.
The article, which talks of the French president’s hopes for a “European renaissance”, is published in newspapers in all 28 EU member states.
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