CER podcast: Where will Macron now take France and Europe?

13 May 2022

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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