The Initiative of the President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron, called for a fundamental Reform of the EU the social Democrats to consent. Macron has presented a passionate plea shortly before the European elections in may, his ideas for a Renaissance of Europe, which appeared on Tuesday in Newspapers in all 28 EU member States, and which he himself described as a Wake-up call.
Achim Post, Secretary General of the party of European socialists, and is Vice-Chairman of the SPD group in the Bundestag, told the daily mirror: “The basic thrust of Macrons Europe Plan is the right one.” Especially in difficult times, the EU needs to be stronger and fairer. “The shoulder-to-shoulder between Germany and France is indispensable.” The Post German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) accused to have the previous European initiatives Macrons “far too often” brakes. In the European elections end of may, it is the fact that Europe would win by far, the forces of progress. In Germany, this is the SPD.
Specifically, Macron suggested the creation of a European authority for the protection of democracy, the experts are supposed to protect elections against tampering, and a prohibition on party funding from abroad. At the same time, he campaigned for a Revision of the Schengen system, as well as the creation of a common border police force and a European asylum authority. Company, the the strategic interests of the EU threatened, should be banned. Macrons column appears in a time of rising tensions in the West: the United Kingdom is on the verge of the exit from the EU during transatlantic relations under US President Donald Trump from the very low levels are reached.
“In a few weeks, Europe will decide elections on the future of our continent,” writes Macron. “Europe was never since the Second world war, as necessary as it is today, but Europe was never in such danger.” The nationalism offer the people nothing, he was a “project of the rejection”.
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Giegold: the EU is strong, if you don’t welcome within Europe of values
“Macrons thrust value, even if we share in the matter,” said Sven Giegold, the top candidate of the Greens for the European elections. “We need exactly this European reform debate, to deal with instead of us, alone with the Brexit.” While Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU), refused the European election campaign so far, do Macron concrete proposals. The Federal government should contribute to the European reform debate is active, called the top candidate. “On the move instead of Wait and see is the right way for Europe, we argue Germany’s Green party.”
Fundamental for the EU is that democracy will be protected. That Macron’m on the subject, is essential. “But this claim applies also to the inside: You cannot claim to protect democracy against attacks from the outside, if at the same time member States within the EU, the rule of law and democracy open to question,” said Giegold. “The EU will only be strong if it continues even within Europe, its values.”
on The subject of the rule of law have silence Macrons liberal Alliance partner in the Czech Republic and Romania itself is a long specification, about the he unfortunately. criticized Giegold. European law is the scale, the same is true of exports, in the case of Armor.
“Without question we need within the European Union, enhanced cooperation, also in security policy. But human rights and the applicable principles of the EU may not be the Export of weapons to undermine.”
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