President Emmanuel Macron’s EU Reform Plan: Appraisal and Prospects
President Emmanuel Macron’s EU Reform Plan: Appraisal and Prospects

Author(s): Melchior Szczepanik
Subject(s): Governance, Economic policy, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Migration Studies, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: France; European Union; President Emmanuel Macron’s EU reform plan; migration policy; eurozone; EU enlargement policy; defence policy; common market;
Summary/Abstract: A year after announcing a plan for reforming the European Union, Emmanuel Macron has made progress with only some of his initiatives. Developments in the field of industrial and defence cooperation reflect, to an extent, the French president’s proposals. Differences of opinion between EU Member States thwarted changes concerning migration policy and the eurozone. The “multi-speed Europe” scenario, entailing the emergence of an avant-garde of countries interested in closer integration, is less likely today than it was a year ago.

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