While Paris has just taken the reins of the European Union for six months, the tenant of the Élysée must come to terms with the sovereignist Hungarian Prime Minister, who risks hampering his projects, estimates the benchmark Magyar weekly HVG.
After the departure of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Emmanuel Macron obtains, with the French Presidency of the European Union (EU), “A window to finally orient theEU in the direction he wants ”, analyzes the Hungarian liberal magazine HVG. His wishes to “Reform of budgetary frameworks”, with the support of Transalpine Prime Minister Mario Draghi, “Overhaul of the Schengen system” and of “Strengthening European sovereignty” symbolize the continental ambition of the current tenant of the Élysée, explains the weekly.
In view of the French presidential election in April, Emmanuel Macron “Instrumentalizes the European question” and “Any political success on the continental scene would increase its popularity”. Most “Blocking negotiations would cancel out this positive dynamic”, considers the magazine. Like Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán, “Macron holds a firm speech on immigration”, and the two politicians “Support a Defense Union” most “They interpret the notion of sovereignty differently”, remark HVG.
Sovereignty
For Macron, sovereignty means “A powerful Europe in the world” and “Master of his own destiny”. This vision is reflected in particular “In industrial policy objectives” Where “The rejection of attempts at external influences such as those of China”, privileged partner of the Orbán government, the article notes.
If Paris and Budapest “Want the Member States to defend the external borders” of the Union, Hungary “In fact a question of sovereignty”, while France advocates this position because it “Unsuitable Schengen judge”, writing HVG. Running for re-election at the same time as the French leader, Orbán “Will probably not hesitate to prevent a triumph of Emmanuel Macron at the large informal summit of the Twenty-Seven scheduled for mid-March”, during which the heads of state and government “Will discuss the ‘new European model’ ”.
A month later, the French and the Hungarians will have to make a choice between “Determine which model, the Macronian or the Orranist, will trace the future of Europe” and “To perpetuate the fight between the two strong men, which has lasted for five years”, abstract HVG.
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Launched ten years before the fall of the Wall by reformers open to liberalism, Weekly World Economy (HVG) (“Weekly World Economy”) is today the benchmark Magyar weekly. A fan of punch blankets,
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