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Macron at Sorbonne: Energy key to French president’s ‘new European paradigm’

(EurActiv, 25 Apr 2024) French President Emmanuel Macron set out his vision for the future of Europe, placing energy, including nuclear, at the core of his approach, in a speech at Sorbonne University on Thursday (April 25).

Macron’s lengthy intervention came as Europe debates its strategic and policy direction for the next five years, ahead of EU elections on 6-9 June.

Defending the Green Deal

Macron praised Europe “for meeting the challenges of the last seven years”, starting with the implementation of a climate and energy transition policy. 

“With the European Green Deal, Europe is the only one area in the world to have planned such a climatic transition.” 

He welcomed Europe’s embrace of a ‘state planning‘ approach. “Now we need to plan ahead and, above all, (deliver) the investment policy that goes with it.”  

A deeper energy union – based on electrification and nuclear

Ultimately, Macron wants a more integrated EU single market for energy, echoing proposals by former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta in his strategic report on the EU’s single market last week. 

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EurActiv, 25 Apr 2024: Macron at Sorbonne: Energy key to French president’s ‘new European paradigm’

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