Seven years after his Sorbonne speech, French President Emmanuel Macron delivered a second speech on Europe in the auditorium of Sorbonne University on 25 April 2024.
To continue to move towards a more sovereign and more powerful Europe and to carry out these major transitions, President Macron set out his main focuses for the future of Europe with a view to adopting a new strategic agenda for the European Union for the period 2024-2029.
He made three observations:
- In geopolitical and security terms, Europe must address the widespread rearmament of the world,
- In economic terms, Europe’s economic model could fall behind global competitors,
- In cultural and intellectual terms, our democratic, humanist and liberal model is being challenged.
❝In his Sorbonne speech, the President set out an unprecedented roadmap for Europe in 2030.
Now let’s get to work, with our partners, to implement it!❞ https://t.co/74fAEv7b6j
— France Diplomacy (@francediplo_EN) April 25, 2024
Originally published at https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/france-and-europe/events-and-news-relating-to-france-s-european-policy/news/article/speech-on-europe-by-the-president-of-the-french-republic-25-04-24
