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Macron calls for investment in a stronger Europe during Spain visit

At a joint press conference in Madrid, the French president linked European investment to challenges he described as a crisis of democracy and the rise of “extremes”.

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Adrian Cole
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Source: France 24 International · View original source
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French President Emmanuel Macron called for investment in a “stronger Europe” at a joint press conference with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in Madrid.

The meeting at Moncloa Palace took place on the second day of Macron’s two-day state visit to Spain, according to France 24 International.

Macron presented investment in Europe as part of his response to what he characterised as a crisis of democracy and the rise of “extremes”. The report did not specify which movements he meant.

No particular investment plans, policy measures, amounts or timelines were detailed in the supplied account.

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