Emmanuel Macron strengthens his European leadership

Emmanuel Macron ended his day on Tuesday February 8 with a trip to Berlin (Germany). He spoke with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Polish President Andrzej Duda. In duplex on the spot for the 23 hours of Franceinfo, the journalist Anne Bourse reports that “Europe wants to show a face of unity. Emmanuel Macron ends his diplomatic tour: three capitals in 24 hours. The opportunity to strengthen his European leadership. It is also with his cap as President of the Union that he did it”. Whether Olaf Scholz in Washington (United States) or Emmanuel Macron in Moscow (Russia), they discussed the Ukrainian crisis, each negotiated and tried to obtain progress.

The journalist recalls that for weeks, the French president “multiple phone calls with his European counterparts. He keeps them informed and tries to reassure them because basically, Europe is divided, does not always speak with one voice. This is also why this evening , the Polish President attends the dinner”, she points out. In fact, the countries of Eastern Europe “do not look favorably on discussions with Vladimir Putin. They fear that Paris and Berlin are being a little too complacent with the Russian president”, explains Anne Bourse. She adds that everyone shares a common goal: “avoid war”.