Macron and Merkel's "joint conviction" of the need to "deepen the European Union"

Macron and Merkel's “joint conviction” of the need to “deepen the European Union”

Tuesday, May 16th 2017 - 07:13 UTC

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France's new president, Emmanuel Macron, has called for a “historic reconstruction” of Europe, saying it is “the only reaction” to fight populism. Speaking in Berlin on the first full day of his presidency, he was joined by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who said the pair had a “joint conviction” that they needed to “deepen the European Union”. Read full article

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golfcronie
And of course they are forgetting it was the UK and its allies that freed Europe in the 40's and it is starting again with the rise of Germany.
May 16th, 2017 - 08:19 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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AustrOllOpithecus
And of course you are forgetting it was the Italians that brought you into the fold of civilization in the 1st century, the French that brought you into Europe circa 1061, the Germans who freed you from the pope in the 1560s, and the Spanish that got you started on Empire in the 1590s. And where is your gratitude...
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