In this week’s CER podcast, we discussed Macron’s re-election as French President - to consider France’s domestic political landscape, Macron’s victory, his vision for French and EU policy this time around, and what the potential stumbling blocks might be.
Index
01:46 - Figures from the first round of voting and what they show about French society
03:38
- Demographic comparison between the referendum on the Treaty of
Maastricht in 1992 vs. the second round of these elections
05:01 - The diminished influence of socialists and conservatives in France
06:46 - June's legislative elections
08:37 - Climate policy as a priority
09:29 - Trade and economic policy under Macron
10:55 - Europe as central to Macron’s identity
13:19 - 'European sovereignty' vs. 'strategic autonomy'
15:13 - Energy security
18:00 - The French relationship with Central and Eastern European member-states
21:11 - The enlargement debate
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