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Macron, Merkel pledge common roadmap on eurozone reforms
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IANS | 17 Mar, 2018
French President Emmanuel Macron and visiting German Chancellor Angela
Merkel have pledged to come out with a common ground on eurozone reforms
by June this year.
"For many years, Europe has waited for the
Franco-German couple to move forward and make proposals. We are ready to
do that," Macron told reporters on Friday, Xinhua reported.
"We'll propose a clear, ambitious roadmap for this overhaul by June."
French
President noted that a European context which has been deeply shaken
since the Brexit and Italian election increased pressure on the Europe's
two leading powers to realize a joint project involving better economic
and monetary integration, common policy to handle migrants flows and
cement defence cooperation.
In a joint press meeting, Merkel, who
was in her Paris visit since she was re-elected German chancellor,
stressed that "it is more necessary than ever to move forward together.
Europe must act in a context where the multinational is increasingly
threatened".
"Efforts are always successful when we work hand in
hand. We may not always share the same opinion. But in history, France
and Germany have already done a lot. You have a very strong will, we
have too," she added.
Leaders of Europe's main powerhouses have
repeatedly pleaded for new start of Europe but they are still working to
bridge divergences on how to realized the bloc's renewal.
According
to a statement issued by German Chancellery on Friday, the two leaders
during their meeting also exchanged views on the European Council set
for next week. Among other things, the budget for the legislative period
after the Brexit and the elections of the European Parliament in 2019
were also discussed.
Merkel traditionally chooses Paris as her
first destination after her re-election. The meeting with Macron is an
expression of the close ties between both countries, according to the
statement.
German Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Olaf
Scholz accompanied Merkel in the visit to Paris and exchanged views with
his French counterpart Bruno Le Maire at the same time.
Macron called for ambitious reforms of EU institutions in September last year, and was waiting for the response from Germany.
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