Macron says told Merkel first priority would be reforms in France


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  • Friday, 17 Mar 2017

Emmanuel Macron, head of the political movement En Marche ! (or Onwards !) and candidate for the 2017 presidential election leaves the Chancellery after a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, Germany, March 16, 2017. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

BERLIN (Reuters) - France must tackle reforms of its economy before seeking a deal with Germany to move Europe forward, French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday during a visit to Berlin.

Macron, speaking at an event in the German capital, said he had made this clear to German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a meeting earlier in the day.

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