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Macron Delivers Address To EU Parliament As French Take Council Presidency

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French President Emmanuel Macron is delivering an address to the European Parliament plenary session as the French gov't seeks to lay out its objectives for its six-month presidency of the Council of the European Union.

  • Livestream can be found here: https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/webstreaming...
  • Says that some see the EU as sclerotic, but he sees it as dynamic and brimming with potential.
  • Macron says he wants to update EU charter of fundamental rights to include sections on the environment and ensuring right to abortions.
  • Criticises newer EU states that do not adhere to EU values. "Rule of law is not an EU invention. It's a fundamental democratic value which the EU must uphold."

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