Macron's EU debate idea gains momentum after Poland joins in


  • World
  • Thursday, 22 Feb 2018

French President Emmanuel Macron is seen during a visit at a mediatheque in Les Mureaux, Paris suburb, France, February 20, 2018. REUTERS/Ludovic Marin/Pool

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron has won support from 25 of the EU's remaining 27 states for his idea to hold democratic debates on the future of Europe later this year, with Hungary and the Netherlands still needing convincing, a French official said.

Macron, an ardent europhile, swept to power last May by promising to make European institutions more democratic and closer to the people after rising euroscepticism led to Britain's vote to leave the bloc.

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