FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron attends a videoconference at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, France March 10, 2020. Michel Euler/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
PARIS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron is leading a push for the European Union to acquire more powers to respond in healthcare emergencies, conscious that the EU risks being blamed for the continent's shortcomings in tackling the coronavirus outbreak.
After a decade in which Brussels has seen a debt crisis and deep internal divisions over migration, the coronavirus pandemic risks delivering an even more powerful blow to European unity, potentially pushing decades of integration into reverse.
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