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Macron makes plea in 28 nations for stronger Europe

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(5 Mar 2019) French President Emmanuel Macron urged European Union citizens on Monday to use their votes in the upcoming European Parliament elections to protect and strengthen an "endangered" Europe.
In a column posted on the website of French newspaper Le Parisien, Macron wrote: "Never, since the World War II, has Europe been as essential. Yet never has Europe been in so much danger."
Paris residents viewed Macron's stance as positive in the face of growing populism across Europe, even if they didn't agree with his domestic policies.
In Germany, Berlin residents expressed similar opinions on the need for a united Europe against far-right movements.
In Hungary, whose President Viktor Orban has been a frequent target of Macron, the article was published online only in the independent business weekly HVG.
One woman in Budapest said she didn't think far-right parties posed that much of a threat.
The French leader, who campaigned as a strong supporter of the European Union, called Brexit a symbol of the problems plaguing Europe, alleging that "lie" and "irresponsibility" led to Britain's scheduled departure from the EU at the end of the month.
He advised voters in the May 23-26 EU parliament elections to reject nationalist parties that "offer nothing."
The German government says it's important for pro-European forces to set out their ideas for the future of the European Union but isn't offering any immediate assessment of details of Macron's latest reform proposals.
The government said in a brief emailed response Tuesday to a query on Macron's plea to voters to choose a stronger EU: "It is important for the pro-European forces to set out their concepts before the European election. The German government supports active discussion on the direction of the European Union."
Macron's plea for a stronger European Union went out to publications "of record" in 28 nations, but didn't always get prime placement.

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