How does Macron propose to reshape Europe?

Paris, September 26, French President Macron delivered a speech at the Sorbonne University in Paris on the 26th, proposing a series of suggestions for reshaping Europe.

Macron said that the European continent faces many major challenges and requires major adjustments in defense security, immigration, development, climate change, digital revolution and global economic integration. "The Europe we know is now too weak, too slow, too ineffective, but we can only face these challenges if we come together," Macron said.

In response to the increasingly serious threat of terrorism faced by Europe, Macron advocates the establishment of a unified European defense and security system, and proposes to have a European joint intervention force by 2020 and establish a unified European defense system. budget, the European Counter-Terrorism Prosecution Service and the Intelligence Sharing Mechanism.

In response to the continuous influx of refugees in recent years, Macron proposed to establish a European Asylum Application Bureau to review refugee status, and gradually establish a European border police team to strengthen European border inspections and repatriate illegal immigrants. He also said that the EU should establish a new partnership with Africa and invest in Africa's education, health, development and energy transformation.

On the economic front, Macron advocates a multi-speed Europe, first strengthening unity and coordination with Germany, establishing a strong unified budget at the core of the euro area, and establishing the position of euro area finance minister. He believes that while supporting the economic reforms of Eurozone countries, the EU should work hard to ensure the economic growth and stability of the Eurozone and be able to cope with the impact of various economic crises. Macron also called for a more open and transparent discussion on EU building. In addition, he also made suggestions on energy transition, industrial innovation, digital economy and exchanges between young people in Europe.