As the history of the European Union shows, over the decades France and Germany —the two largest countries and economies — were the motors of integration of the twenty-seven EU member countries and their combined population of 450 million. As the results of the June 2024 European Parliament elections show, France and Germany as the largest EU democracies are threatened as never … [Read more...] about Germany’s Threats From the Far Right
Emanuel Macron
How Macron Won It All
The French did it again. By recalling Christine Lagarde, who has served as managing director of the International Monetary Fund since 2011, from Washington and throwing her into the race to succeed Mario Draghi as head of the European Central Bank, French President Emanuel Macron effectively won the real power game in the competition for the top European positions after the May … [Read more...] about How Macron Won It All