Why Macron Thinks âEurope Could Dieâ
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On Thursday, Macron gave a speech decrying Europe's lack of preparedness to the challenges of the emerging world order. So in this video, we'll break down the six key take-aways from the speech and the consequences they could have on the European stage.
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00:00 Introduction
00:55 Macron & Strategic Autonomy
02:41 The Six Key Points
07:16 The Politics
08:24 Incogni
Go Macron. At least he has the balls to push for what he believes instead of waiting in the sidelines
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Go Macron go fight for an economic area..... If you fight to end nationalism and national identities you suffer the consequences of it.
Between being a vassall of Russia and being a caliphate do he seriously belive we prefer the caliphate? đđ Europe ends at the urals.... Russians are Christian Europeans....
While I am not totally agreed with him in many cases... yeah at least he did push the discussion ball rolling which is good then Europeans will decide the direction, whatever it is.
He can go fight for an economic area, between a caliphate and a vassall of Russia....at least Russians are Europeans.
@@Mark-gd2ti A GREAT PART OF RUSSIANS ARE NOT EUROPEANS THERE ARE ASIANS AND MUSLIMS IN "Ă years there will be more muslims n russia so it s just not true
Europe must get its act togĂšther. Macron is right.
LOL and what did Macron make of France? Right, didn't think so. He's gonna talk about migration when France is lost to 3rd world.
â@@joschmo4497what a stupid comment
@@joschmo4497 So you like him.
Macron is a shame, he is protecting what? His country doesn't exist anymore. Who will fight for Europe? Not certainly people who don't even feel at home anymore.
He can try declaring Jihad he'll surely gather a bigger army.
Macron is a shame, he is protecting what? His country doesn't exist anymore. Who will fight for Europe? Not certainly people who don't even feel at home anymore.
He can try declaring Jihad.
"Europe Could Die" means more like "Grows into Insignificant towards being Poorer"
Yeah. Thatâs even worse.
I thought he might be referring to Europe's fertility crisis. The future belongs to those who show up for it. And, increasingly, Europeans aren't going to.
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I think he is talking about the death of the european idea, and a possible return back into the times of intereuropean conflict
They actually mean die. Not the countries of course as they have deeper roots but the EU project is not far, in geopolitical terms, from falling apart. Just the Ukraine and Gaza situations alone show how lost the moral compass is and how impotent and ineffective are the European political, logistical and military might is.
I am from Germany and I am amazed that there are actually politicians advocating for more EU and taking initiative.
Most of the politicians in Germany are just cowardly and backward.
It's really sad, that Macron isn't matched with a strong leader in Germany. Imagine the two most influential states in the EU actually working together on much needed policy changes...
Edit: no, I don't mean the 1933-45 type of leader. Maybe leadership would be a better word in that place :)
"Most of the politicians in Germany are just cowardly and backward"... Bro thats bad...
Yeah, I used to have high regard for Germany, but over the last decade, they've been doing too many mistakes and showing poor leadership on the European stage, it really got exposed over the last few years with the energy dependency on Russia, which Germany played a big part in pushing on that.
I want to see a strong Germany, showing good leadership, but under the current government, I don't see that happening, they need to wake up to the reality of how the world is changing and like you say, too many are showing cowardly and backwards policies, and it's surprising to see with everything that is happening from Russia, the US, China and the Middle East, if this isn't a sign for waking up, I don't know what is.
As for Macron, I don't agree with everything he says, but he is right about the EU and what we need to do as Europeans, our divisions are making us Europeans weak, and it doesn't have to be that way, we've already got the institution in place with the EU, it's just a matter of doing reforms to it and giving it the powers in certain areas that it can protect our interest better.
Yeah, I'm also shocked what political decline is going on in Germany in the last decade
@@paul1979uk2000 the problem is, that there currently are no politicians that actually would make a strong leader for Germany. The greens lack the experience, CDU and SPD lack vision and so on.
The only established party, that has some vision, is the FDP but they generally can not be trusted to actually do what they promise... Sadly.
I don't fully agree with everything Macron says too but at least he is a strong political personality.
Be happy, we got Wilders now with the most seats in parlement. Wanna trade?
He is mostly right.
Their economy is shit
@@user-ec3rm9wr1n Everyone's economy is shit. But breaking from the US, making an EU army, clearing out regulations, nuclear power, Europe first instead of this globalist nonsense
â@@user-ec3rm9wr1n Better than Germany.
Macron is a shame, he is protecting what? His country doesn't exist anymore. Who will fight for Europe? Not certainly people who don't even feel at home anymore.
He can try declaring Jihad.
â@@user-ec3rm9wr1n Still the top richest country đ even if its stagnating. If only I can move there.
Germany got blindsided in the energy sector when they lost access to Russian gas. Im not super interested in their opinions on energy policy.
Edit: Holy didn't expect this to blow up. I wanted to say I do understand that the current state of German nuclear was a result of policies from the late 90s early 2000s and that these power stations take years to construct. It just seems bad in hindsight considering nuclear could of been a cleanish power source for Germany's green focus that also provides a sufficient amount of power which their solar and wind initiatives can lack in while also not having them be reliant as heavily on direct adversaries for their energy needs.
Just one thing mate: not Germany did that, it was the German government. Significant difference !
Trump warned them but they just laughed it off
But still it works and for Germany now it is a burden to build and get new nuclear power plants going. They are in no way cheap and not extremely well in pairing with renewables where you need short term help when the renewables energy production is low. As Germany now is going for renewables more it is working for them.
@@Kaiser_Wilhelm_IV. but who elected the german government?
@@joelhungerford8388 â @joelhungerford8388 Trump was way better for the whole world than people give him credit for. He was the first who got North Korea to the table, Putin wouldn't dare to invade Ukraine, had China on a leash and was on great terms with the Saudi's. As a European I hope the woke dies very soon and we can move forward again. So americans who read this, PLEASE VOTE TRUMP FFS!!!
(Also the economy DID a lot better with him)!
Whether is Macron or Mario Draghi, it is clear that Europe has to change, Europe can't afford to keep the way to the cliff
Mario Draghi ? You're joking mate . He's one of the most dangerous EU politicians out there . He wants the EU to become a European superstate . The idea of that is frightening
I've started to like Macron more and more lately and I'm glad to see I'm not in the minority with that opinion. He actually pushes for constructive changes and makes a lot of sense to me in most cases, compared to most of the other politicians who just throw around empty populistic phrases, both in the right and the left wing.
He raised the age of retirement
â@user-xz4du3es5p you can have immigration, so there's someone to take your place when you retire, or you can work longer
Can't have both!
@@user-xz4du3es5pWhich was much needed. And he didnât caught anybody by surprise, it was in his election program. And despite resistance, he still made it. Not because he had any personal interest in doing so (this just made him more unpopular), but because he actually does things he believes are in the interest of the nation.
Look at what he does in France, he's been talking for 7 years and does nothing. He's all about PR.
"Beaucoup d'idées mais pas de projet"
From a french perspective, his foreign policy is maybe the only thing good about him.
TLDR not doing a list of three?!! 2:45
But they had to keep it a multiple of 3 đ
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A conclusion 20 years late.
70+.
Never too late to change for the better.
Actually it is too late.
We have no children. And no advanced industry.
China and America do.
Europe, the western part, never thought itself as EUropean, everyone wanted to push their interest at the expense of other members.
Agreed on the independence from the US. A country, however powerful, that switches its international stance every 4 years, based on the whim of voters on a few swing states, cannot be considered reliable.
Countries that cant be bothered to take their own defense seriously cannot be considered reliable. I hope Europeans realize that at least some aspects of Trumps rhetoric on Europe, while poorly delivered, are more than just ramblings of a mad man. Americans are increasingly questioning the relationship with Europe.
And do what exactly?
In reality, US Foreign policy changes relatively little whether it is red or blue. Rhetoric and media coverage is one thing, actual policy and actions is another.
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European Independence from Russian energy, rather than an obsession with America, should've been the French focus.
With Poland now pursuing a pro-european stance instead of protecting Hungary, this is a good time to take on the topic of stronger integration. Of course, that means a conflict for power over the end result, but I think things are going in a good direction in that regard too.
more EU power is the reason why we are having most of these issues in the first place
I donÂŽt, people are voting for anti-EU parties more than ever
What actually do you want to further integrate? Genuine question. I mean all low hanging fruits are already picked long time ago and remaining stuff looks like asking for long series of political crisis with very vague gains. If anything, I'd rather consider giving more leeway issues that cause problems in defending borders or bothering with green policies.
â@@kaiserfranzjoseph9311would disagree europe is not America the eu parliament does not have as much power as the fed
"instead of protecting Hungary"
Since Hungary has been consistently proved right about the dangers of mass-immigration, low birth rates and woke ideology - maybe we should listen to them.
bureaucracy has become a buzzword.
It needs to become more specific. Bureaucracy in a negative sense is when no one takes responsibility, taking longer for the same outcome, and holding back necessary action and creating a crisis due to slow legislation. The crisis we're facing is China abusing european free trade by doing heavy handed government interventionist economic choices for the last decades, and we cannot ignore that anymore. Europes prosperity wasn't built on that type of intervention, many were afraid of it, but we know now that a strong government backing in the correct areas that can actually grow is a force multiplier. If you give factory space and research grants to e.g. green industries to thrive, you're going to accelerate that development.
We also learned, if we trade and enrich authoritarian regimes, they won't get better, they just grow into distopian kingdoms. It's extremely important that prosperity and progress comes at the conditions of freedom and fairness.
"Europe's prosperity wasn't built on that type of intervention"
Whatever you think about future policy, this is inaccurate.
Ha-Joon Chang has shown that European countries were hugely protectionist during the colonial era and often prevented their colonies from trading with any other nation but themselves.
And even modern-day France still manipulates the currencies of 14 African countries through the CFA franc, which ensures preferential trade for France. The Elf-Acquitaine scandal revealed the millions that were spent in French bribes to African leaders to maintain this arrangement.
@@MechaOrangeStudios mhm I see.
But It's not what makes the DNA of current day Europe, and hyper protectionist legislation always gave way to open trade among friends
â@@MechaOrangeStudiosexcept mercantilism and colonialism hurt Europe's economy more than it helped. So you're missing the point.
â@@lightfeather9953 except it didn't and it is the only reason Europe has any economic or political weight in the global stage.
@@MechaOrangeStudios That doesn't just apply to the colonial era - and in any case, only 5 or 6 European countries had significant overseas colonies. In the 50's and 60's, Western European governments exercised far greater control over the economy than their modern-day successors. This included direct state aid and protectionism, and also monetary policy - not just interest rates but other measures such as credit controls that are now unknown in most industrialised economies.
And this was a period of strong economic growth. Some of it was recovery from World War II, and some was due to hugely expensive colonies gaining independence. But even after allowing for those factors, most European economies enjoyed what we would think of as remarkably high growth from the end of the war to the mid 70's. France calls them the 'glorious thirty' years, but you see similar results for other oountries such as the Netherlands, Spain and UK.
This was not just a European phenomenon. Relatively interventionist economic policies and similar high growth were also seen in other industrialised countries such as the USA and Japan.
Modern economic opinion has shifted against 1960's-style intervention, and not without reason. I'm not here to argue for or against it as a policy, but there can be no argument that it was the policy during Europe's greatest gains in prosperity, from before the industrial revolution to about 50 years ago.
Germany is hypocritical of nuclear energy, namely being NIMBY-ist on the issue, as they buy energy from France, which is nuclear fission in origin.
We love our government, absolutely no one in Germany wants re-elections đ
And they made themselves dependant on russia gaz and reopened coal mines... Well, who could blame them after Fukushima ? Germany is notoriously earthquake prone ^^.
@@gaetanhillion8342 Tsunamis prone...
@@useodyseeorbitchute9450 Indeed ^^. And not to nitpick, but what cause tsunami again ? ;)
France buys more energy from Germany than the other way around...
Macron is right, thanks god we have someone with common sense in Europe.
Replacing your people with foreigners is the opposite of common sense...
The issue is that EU in itself isn't perfect and most are right to doubt EU's credibility and keep national socereignty rather than make EU a country.
@@Hardcore_Remixer The problem is that this behavior will make our countries to disapear. The paradox is that if we want to keep existing we need a strong federal EU.
@@reno.zed1 And what causes this behavior is specifically that the EU tries to dictate:
- culture
- education (which directly affects and is affected by culture)
- which world power to hate (we've been acting like USA's vasals while sanctioning Russia)
- laws regarding the above
If EU takes its hands off these then I'll accept more integration on other levels. Otherwise I don't want more culture repression.
@@reno.zed1 And this behavior is well justified when EU tries to dictate:
- culture
- which new subjects should be put or removed in education (which directly affects and is affected by culture)
- which world power to hate (we've been acting like USA's vasals while sanctioning Russia)
- laws regarding the above
If EU takes its hands off these **completely** then I'll agree more integration is needed to strenghten a position on the global market. But first lets solve the problems at home. When developing a project you need to fix the bugs before doing things at large scale. It is **common sense**.
"Let's back Super Mario" LOL
There is strength in number.
And no one likes it when someone pulls the blanket to its side
We no longer have the numbers.
And we are older and older.
And there are no kids. None.
@@cr4yv3nif federalized you would have nearly 540 million people with an economy of 23 trillion dollars best scenario for most of Europe tbh
@@wussrestbrook1200 too many traitprs in Berlin, Budapest and Vienna.
Well pay your way on defence and it won't happen .
I always find it a bit funny when Germans, Italians and the French talking about how the EU needs to have less bureaucracy, when they are probably the three most bureaucratic countries in Europe.
I agree with them as a whole, but they canât even fix their own bureaucratic issues, how do they expect to fix the entire EU?
Especially Italy. It's crazy
They hope to get the EU to force them. It is always like that when you do not get things done on a national level: you call the EU for help.
Bureaucracy is the deep state and deep state is people who have families, loans and business interests and who want to keep their relatively easy and well paid jobs to send their kids to best schools, live lavish lifestyle, etc. And people who work in bureaucracy are usually well organised and well connected to local and national organisations and institutions and if you as a pm or president attempt to reduce the bureaucracy they will smear your name in the media, organise protests against you and eventually destroy you and your political career and in extreme cases even assassinate you so once a country has rolled out and expanded the bureaucracy then itâs very difficult to roll it back and reduce it. These are people who have their local and national interests and they donât want these interests to go to hell and will defend them. Weâve seen it time and time again throughout history. For example Liz Truss in the uk, or one of the hijacked plain hitting the hexagon.
I would like to see Draghi as commission president.
Mario "Austerity was wrong but I wasn't" Draghi? That Mario Draghi???
â@@MR-pj1gunorthern Europeans wanted austerity more than everyone... Draghi fought even against what some of them wanted and basically printed way more money than without him because he predicted inflation wouldn't happen at that time (and it didn't).
@@MR-pj1guA man willing to admit his mistakes and change his mind publically is a rare and welcomed sight these days.
@@MR-pj1guYou also have to consider the manâs ability to hold together a grand coalition in Italy for a whole year, in a time of political chaos for the country. Heâs a centrist, with few links to any particular political party, and a good bureaucrat.
Frightening because he wants to create a European superstate . I think you've taken leave of your senses .
Absolutely agree with Macron, we do need to step up as a more cohesive player on the world stage, or we'll end up fading into obscurity
Thatâs the issue though, the only thing that kept inter-regional rivalry within Europe at bay was US leadership. Trying to have a united European strategic policy is going to be like herding cats.
Nevertheless I wish you guys luck. Maybe to start things offâŠ.France, Italy, Greece & Spain could work on joint command for a combined Mediterranean Fleet. Itâs perfect in a way bcuz it calls on Macron to validate his words with action. When Macron says ânoâ, youâll know itâs bcuz he only sees the EU as a vehicle for wielding French leadership, & hence youâre right back to the point I made in my opening remark.
@@Cotswolds1913 I don't think that's completely true, we've all become so reliant on each other that conflict makes absolutely no sense whatsoever, and leaders know that very well. I do believe that making the EU something more akin to a federation would be a good idea, we could speed up the decision making and make a joint army
@@prismgames Iâm not predicting conflict at this stage, thoughâŠ..the world can change quickly, for now I mean rivalry in the sense that these governments would feud over their economic interests, over their preference for what any European policies should be, over their security interests, over influence & leadership, and so on and so on.
The Eastern Europeans see this, and thatâs why they prefer the influence of the great maritime powers (US & UK) in leading Europe, at least on security matters anyway, I donât think London will be leading the economic agenda in Brussels any time soon lol.
Didn't France just pass a law that took away people's bodily autonomy and freedom of speech when it comes to medication? Not sure that's where I want to be headed..
@@defeqel6537 Haven't heard of that, sounds alarming
It would be well time to really make us EU together and become a real powerhouse. We have minds and resources. Let's do it!
I think there isnÂŽt much of a demand for it atm.
The Rise of The EU is soon approaching, Everything is starting to fall in place. France will take care of nuclear, Germany of cars and Engineering Every Country playing their part it will be an orchestra
We have neither the minds nor the resources. đđ
What minds? We despise you westerners for trying to turn the whole of Europe into your multicultural dystopia. Come together? No, you're driving us apart with your woke agenda.
A lot of people cannot even communicate within europe...
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Macron is right. America is not our friend we need to stand on our own.
The feeling is increasingly mutual with Americans, believe me.
I think Europe needs more economic independence, but NATO allies are stronger working together.
There are no friends at the national level, only allies.
â@RichardHoogstad contrary to popular belief i doubt how much Trump would actually try to gut NATO in the end. Even more than that, if Trump really decided to try and seriously diminish NATO i seriously doubt how much Congress, The State Department, Pentagon, and the general bureaucracy would allow it.
I think alot of foreigners and people in generally overestimate how much actal power the US president has. Prime ministers in many countries have much more direct power in various systems.
@@chickenfishhybrid44 Europe has followed America in almost everything since the war, I dont think Americans who think that - especially Trumpists - understand exactly what a less American-centric world than now would mean for their daily lives - less dependence and demand for American goods, so less exports, less economic growth, and eventually some decline of quality of life.
Thank you for condensing and explaining such important news.
He's one of my fav EU leaders right now, hope he influences other to see his point and manages to act on his vision
Probably because you don't live in France.
He likes his own voice and does not listen to his People. Kind of problematic when you are supposed to be their leader.
Listening to this video, he is doing a complete 180 on most of his stances, which is great, if he actually does what he is saying without a hidden agenda for a change.
Europe needs to worry about its demographics and immigration. That is without a doubt the largest threat to Europe
Disliking every video that has implication that an automated request from a browser addon would somehow deter "shady data brokers" from selling my personal data to whomever they bloody like.
Macron is like kinder surprise you never know what you gonna get after you eat chocolate.
LOL, inside every kinder egg you get a crap toy so I suppose you're right
TLDR News EU, thank you for explaining Macron's concerns!
Now that the USA finally approved the aid package for Ukraine, could you please update us on what is next for Ukraine? I first learned of your CZcams channel because of your excellent summaries of the Ukraine situation.
Great suggestion, I would also wanna know what the US gets in return. I bet Zelensky already sold out his complete country. The price of "freedom" is kinda high!
But with Crimea, and parts of Donetsk and Luhansk in Russian hands, Zelesnky hasn't got much to bargain with. He really needs to retake some important territories or it's over. I highly doubt the Ukraine could get another capital injection if this offensive fails. (Which it's already kinda looking at to be and the US is just wasting tax dollars if I'm really really honest).
If Zelensky is smart which I'm doubting more and more, just look how many generals he fired since the start of the war, he would start peace talks with Russia and maybe he'll be able to get some parts back.
how can so many countries be so bonkers
Look at the map in 5:52 , France can't help building alliances to surround Germany, even when they are allies. It is just a habit that they do mechanically without any control over it
He's right. It was also pretty smart to go to Brazil to seek closer relations. Brazil has the biggest land border with the EU, and now that Embraer is producing the SAAB Grippen, as the world's 5th largest landmass and predicted 8th 2025 economy, it can be a powerful ally.
France mentionnĂ©e raaaaaaaah đ«đ·đ«đ·đ«đ·đ«đ·đ«đ·đŠ đŠ đŠ đŠ what is an untaxed product?
(More seriously Brazil is a strong partner we be selling them 5 submarines too bad Europe always count on NATO while France has such great arms manufacturing companies like naval group or Dassault)
Wouldn't it's socialist leader and Russian Economic ties be a problem?
Then you are not better than usa you trying detach yourself from... The only reason you feel Brazil is better is that you want someone you can control
brazil is unstable and not improving
brazil is like the usa if it was a 3rd world country
"puissance" pronounced pwee-sonce (not POO)đ
Eat your croissant and calm down
Agree on almost everything, except the last point about monetary policy and central bank.
Massive shout out to whoever put Clank in at 4:33 lmaođđ
how did clank end up in here 4:33
He's just a little guy.
I love him, he's just a lil guy :3
You know you're a colony when you're "trying to pursue autonomy"
In Argentina we included those mandates for growth and other topics in the Central Bank Organic Structure back in 2012. It does not ended well when you give politician the control over monetary policy
Imagine Macron hadn't taken a diametrically-opposed stance when asked by the UK in 2016
The problem is that if one wants to take a bit more assertive stances towards the US... one would have to first boost military spending, ironically the thing that Americans have been insisting for quite a while.
France would trade Poland to the Russians if they could get back their colonies in Africa.
France has boosted its military spending and is already the most self-reliant country in Europe militarily
Yes and no. US wanted more military spending in EU to sell their weapons. Guess who will not sell their inferiors stuff if EU actually want more strategic autonomy ? ^^
Americans would probably like a stronger, more independent, Europe... that would still buy most of its equipments & weapons from US' military industrial complex. Not gonna happen... if EU nations want to achieve strategic autonomy, they have to invest massively in their own companies.
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Wrong. It didn't matter where weapons come from, as long as its allies
ngl he's cooking with some of these points
I think Europe should take all this initiative
As an Indian our govt is focusing on all of these, which help us to keep away from world inflation and developing our economy
As a indian i always consider europe has America dog , macron has a point
It is great to receive input about Europe from a country where people defecate on the street.
@@peterjones5243 thankyou for the compliment đ
@@peterjones5243 How is what they say wrong? If America says jump we ask how high. Please retort with arguments instead of insults.
âââ@@Editsdevila usual European sh*tđ .. they're the same
â@@EditsdevilWelcome to Europe where anyone outside of the continent is considered a subhuman
He had 8 years in power to start speeches like this.
Now when he started losing, he starts to change his politics.
I call this a populist.
we don't have a GDP story
âWe need to reduce bureaucracy!!â
*immediately proposes more carbon emission regulations*
Well, these days green electricity is actually cheaper than fossil fueled one, prices on electric cars are also decreasing and Europe could reduce its carbon emissions in agriculture by using more technology to improve efficiency.
â@@diogorodrigues747Nonsense!!!
@@MrX-vk1jl Explain your point then.
I love how Macron basically does the same kind of speech about every year or so just in case anyone forgot what the French have been after since Charles de Gaulle. Does this speech even need to be made again and again at this point?
People have short memories, it's important to have a reminder
Repetition is known to work. Sometimes.
It takes a while for people to come around. People are just now starting to see the value of strategic autonomy
@@JeffPar50 There can be benefits to strategic autonomy, sure, but if itâs autonomy to leave us alone to deal with the Chinese while you guys continue feeding the beast, then we will have to act with our strategic autonomy to make you see some damn sense.
very timely
I hope Draghi gets the job, dudes brilliant!
Yes, Europe must become strong. Focus on economy, technology, military and space. Dump unnecessary burdens like the green deal and stop taking refugees from countries that are not neighbors of the EU. Europe first. United, great and free.
He might not be popular in France, but hella based on EU level
Probably a matter of time before he will lose his popularity in the EU as well...
No French president is ever popular in France. The French don't really understand the meaning of satisfaction, being malcontent is a national sport. Yet, their constant clamor of anger allows them to have the benefits they now enjoy as a nation, so that'll never change. Good for them, but it shouldn't be taken too seriously either.
@@Sayitlikitiz101 There are many things happening on the domestic level that dissatisfy the french. One of the main reasons that earned Macron his reelection in 2022 was because moderate/older voters prefered to play the safe card when Russia started the Ukraine invasion.
Immigration, security, justice, healthcare, school are the biggest issues the french are fed up with right now. I agree he did a good job on the pension reform he made though, mostly the french leftsists disagreed with that. But for the issues I mentioned, Macron and his predecessors are doing a terrible job at fixing them, if they're even trying.
he is usb par sometimes he does something great or smart but its mostly bad authoritarian things .
4:35 how to make emigrate your remaining workforce faster.
Representing AI with Clank... I like it.
Most of America thinks of Europe as a partner, not a lap dog. Macron should wake up and realize that Europe and the US are stronger together. I would argue that the entire world needs to get their respective houses in order.
This^^
no no no, you need the Europeans more than they need you, to sustain your global dominance. We are simply colonies of America, we're just a battleground literally/politically/economically for you. China isn't our enemy, it's yours. The EU can afford to partially decouple with the American economy and stand on its own feet, as its own geopolitical pillar. for the last 80 years you have not treated us as equals, you have demanded from us and exploited us. We go our own way. We can still be allies, partners and friends. But not your puppets.
Really? Patners? Are you sure about that?
Explain the following then:
- Submarine deal with Australia
- Alstom dismantlement (Macron was a major partner for the US no doubt, but not his country)
- The endless list of "trade litigations" using the WTO as leverage, threatening to cut their fundings if not ruled "right"
- Using the dollar as leverage
...
Shall I go on?
I get that countries put their interests first, but do not try to make it look like anything else.
I don't see how a strong Europe would be helping the US right now.
However draining Europe's funds, that sounds a lot more profitable.
So I'm happy that you think of us as partners, but maybe send that memo to your leaders and CEOs. :)
As it stands, many people living in the EU see the US as a problem, not as bad others true, but still.
The thing is the EU commision (which members are not elected btw) is acting like a lap dog to the US most of the time, so that could explain a few things too.
There are many things wrong with the EU... just like with the US. Corruption is everywhere.
Anyway, have a good one! :)
Us sabotaging German industry and braindraining EU. There is no market cooperation in capitalism. Rhetoric, you are using the US propaganda line.
What do you mean by "Europe"?
Brah I never expected to rally behind a Frenchman, but there you have it. Wish I could vote for the guy.
âI never expected to die fighting side by side with a Frenchie.
What about side by side with a friend?
Ayyye, I could do that.â
- European sailors fighting with the Chinese Navy for control of the Middle East after America has washed its hands of the world.
@@Cotswolds1913 ...and before they realise yet again, for the third time, that trying to wash their hands of the world only means that they will have to intervene in an even bloodier conflict later.
@@jabloko992 Ehhh, WW1 was gonna be won by the Entente regardless, but yea I agree, I'm saying not necessarily bcuz that's what I would want, but what I know a majority of Americans will vote for if the Europeans keep thinking they can have their cake and eat ours too.
@@Cotswolds1913 well EU is rearming already so I see no reason for them to vote "against us" so to speak. Every country bordering Russia hits 2%, Germany is rearming, France is up-arming, Poland is going full Poland, etc. etc.
In other words, we are very much baking our own cake now, so yours is safe, worry about other stuff. (China, Pakistan, Iran, etc.)
@@jabloko992 Iâm not worried about Russia by itself, getting European cooperation to deal with China (and I donât even necessarily mean militarily btw, certainly not only) is far more important than them building up armies. China is a more serious threat than anything we faced from the Soviet Union, meanwhile Paris & Berlin just want to continue feeding the beast, even as weâre the ones who have to pick up the entire maritime security tab when that beast grows bigger, in order to keep them safe.
The monetary part actually sounds very interesting to me and i wish you'd gone more in depth!
They caught me off guard when literally Clank was symbolized as AI đ
That fear-mongering ad at the end was pretty disgusting, tbh.
I am not a supporter of Macron but I must say he is completely correct in every way in terms of Europe
The United States has a unitary executive making foreign policy that is backed by the largest economy and largest military in the world. U.S. growth has been far outpacing that of the EU. Macron's plans are simply unworkable when Europe is 27 different nations and not a supranational government which can set a course over the objections of its constituent members and citizens. Economically, the U.S. grew at 2.5 percent in 2023, while the EU saw no growth. These figures are not aberrations, but.a structural feature of low growth in Europe. Absent a fundamental changes across Europe, these differences will magnify over years and decrease the power of Europe vis-a-vis the U.S. As for mediating between the U.S. and China, that seems like a policy for the past 20 years not the next 20 years. China's population is already decreasing and is estimated to fall by 800 million people by 2100. That will cause significant economic pressures that China is already facing to escalate.
A genuinely bold European policy would state the case to match the United States not play off two larger nations against each other.
well broken clock is right twice a day (or once since clock in france are military time.
As an American i hope he gets what he wants, we really schouldnt be focused on Europe anymore we need all of our energy in east and south east Asia where the future is. Europe need to defend itself and sort out is own issues without the need for Americans to be the leader. Its not going to happen though cuz no one wants to follow the French, and Germany will not lead. Its possible the french and The Polish, Finns and Swedish could together lead this effort but your not going to get the Spanish, Dutch or Belgiums or pretty much any others to go willingly at best they will go kicking and screaming.
nonsense
Europe helps us achieve our objectives in Asia. There is no other market in the world (other than our own) with more economic influence than the EU. Winning the new Cold War with China is not merely a military matter. We need the Europeans, just as they need us, if we want to continue living in the world we recognize.
@@Cotswolds1913 no no no, you need the Europeans more than they need you, to sustain your global dominance. We are simply colonies of America, we're just a battleground literally/politically/economically for you. China isn't our enemy, it's yours. The EU can afford to partially decouple with the American economy and stand on its own feet, as its own geopolitical pillar. for the last 80 years you have not treated us as equals, you have demanded from us and exploited us. We go our own way. We can still be allies, partners and friends. But not your puppets.
*Belgians
I do agree with what Macron said, most of it at least. However, what the western nations of the EU donât seem to understand is that, as look as they consider eastern nations, second or third class European citizens, nothing will change.
How do they do that?
Exactly. And look at the EXPLOSION of support for Russia all over the eastern Europe. Hungary, Slovakia, Serbia, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, Moldova, Georgia, even Poland, etc. The ULTIMATE PROOF that EU is not a country and never EVER will be. The fact that people from the ex communist Europe don't feel ANYTHING for the western Europe, and would NEVER defend France or western Europe in a war vs Russia or anyone else. In fact there's a MUCH bigger chance that eastern Europeans would cheer for Russia vs the western Europe. I say it cause that's how i AM, as an southern Slav from the southeastern Europe. Even of i support Ukraine with all my heart i will NEVER like places like France or UK or Netherlands more than Russia. Simply impossible. And MOST of the people here openly prefer fellow Slavic country with a Slavic language like Russia to ANY country of the west. Our brothers and sisters and cousins don't live in the west. As simple as that. Bunch of foreigners to us live in the west.
@@Jay_Johnson Probably, Romania and Bulgaria blocked from Schengen.
@@sliftylovesyou they are in now aren't they?
@@Jay_Johnson True, but still shows the unequal development across Europe & East/West divide
The other leaders of Europe need to finally listen to one of the few who still has initiative and will to save Europe. Inaction is the surest way to completely kill a society.
Politicians managing monetary policy? What could go wrong?
Macron: **Says something**
Everyone else: "Great! Are you going to do anything about it?"
Macron: "Do something? We're French! Not American!"
For immigration we must double down on integration problems HARD, this will also cause less people to come here. Macron kinda had a good start on this with enforcing secularism inside France, but its enough, not nearly enough.
Why integration and not deportation?Why spend billions and billions on a problem with very questionable results instead of just getting rid of the problem in its entirety and using those billions for our space industry,AI,innovation etc
We aren't having enough babies, China, Japan and Korea will die out and be empty soon. EU saved itself at least party by allowing MILLIONS of immigrants to enter and at least 70% are getting used to the EU way of life.
@@legatron7299 because thats not very nice and we might hurt peoples feelings ofcourse.
đđ Macron is dreaming, he can go fight and care for an economic area, I would feel more at home in Moscow than in London or Paris......
What army he wants to send fighting? There's nothing to fight for.
@@OiiRobbi3x they never care about our emotions,we wonât care about theirs
Thanks .
Can you please cover the full Maastricht debate 2024?
I hope some audacious leader comes along to be president. Alternatively, Draghi is our safest bet.
I find myself dreaming that Macron gets tired of being bashed by 70% of the French, resigns, and side steps to the European comission. His leadership and skills are way better suited to a European level role than a national one.
why is malta not coloured in with the eu? plus our famer's protests weren't even labelled either
Macron is the only politician in Europe that has balls.
Iâm an American, I agree with this. Decrease dependency on US and stop supporting our corrupt foreign policy actions.
Someoneâs mad about US supporting Ukraine.
@@AL-lh2htmore likely a Russian bot
France is not dependent on the United States. It is the other European states that are. Here is the problem.
@@aliceg6745 I mostly mean in defense. I think France has a good military but I donât think thatâs the case for most other EU countries.
Draghi for EU commissioner?? Yes, please! GET RID OF URSULA!
The EU is not Europe
Oh no! The databrokers! They are at it again!
Macron is right on all those points except on nuclear power.
Europe should not however severe ties with America but instead form a single cohesive block inside Nato for itself only.
On immigration while he is correct I also think that is short term necessity, in long term there will be need to chart a global strategy to avoid mass imigration.
Europe by its nature can easily be a big Japan and much more.
And it should pursue its efforts to bring UK back to EU.
The only way that I see Macron improving Europe is when he get out of politics.
To be replaced by whom? LePen?
â@@lawsonj39 please no save my country đ
Make universities and researchers strong in policy making
Europe has been happy to let the US do the heavy lifting in the last 50 years when it comes to its defence. It resents being relient on the US but has no one to blame except itself. The absence of introspection here is typical.
it's like a have your cake and eat it too. It wants the US to not only do the heavy lifting, but also benefits from the US getting its hands dirty in the complex world of geopolitics to keep liberal democracies on top in the world, and then thinks that even with all that it's surprising that the US calls the shots
Europe is a mass of contradictions. They've been relying on US protection since the end OF WWII. They've refused to adequately fund their own defense needs even though the US has pleaded with them to do so. Yet they constantly complain about their dependency on the USA. Now Russia has invaded Ukraine, and that's somehow the USA's fault, too.
The US has guaranteed European peace for 75 years, but we are told by the Europeans that we're unreliable partners and that we only care about ourselves. Well, Germany was warned by the US that their reliance on Russian energy was a mistake, and that has proven to be true, but Germany chose to ignore those warnings.
Afterward, America stepped up and supplied desperately needed LNG to Europe, but it gets no thanks for that either. The French are the biggest hippocrites of all. For decades, they've been fighting in West Africa and relying on the American logistical and technical support that they lack. Still, Macron never has a kind word to spare for the USA.
Certainly, the USA looks out for its own interests, as all nations do, but it has also been very generous and protective towards Europe as well. Europe has a lot of problems, many of its own making, but needs the USA to blame in order to deflect blame from themselves.
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Hello East Coaster
It's 11:00 am
@@sirxander5420 wrong
FYI: I believe the circled flags represent the Schengan Zone, not the EU.
Interesting how migration or demographic change is not a concern ...
How the hell is he going to save Europe when he canât even save France.
Nothing to be saved, great scenery, great food, great culture, save your country đ
Europe needs a reboot.
I agree with everything here except the naivity towards China.
I understand that not everything Macron has done or stands for domestically is popular among the French voters, but I hope who-ever follows Macron will be as good for European strategy as he is. We need this version of France in Europe, we need visions for a stronger and more influential Europe.
China, on the other hand, are not naive towards islam, whereas, Europe is sleepwalking into danger. Ask yourselves why China places significant controls on islam and whether it's proportionate or excessive.
Well, you gotta fearmonger with something.
Now, if you want to reduce the dependency on America, investigate what happened to Germanyâs pipelines.
the US blew it up, not much investigation neccesary to see that
We'd all like to know the truth about that one. Its certainly beneficial for various actors ro pretend they know the US did it. Have yet to see solid proof.
Be hard to believe anytging you hear one way or the other unfortunately.
Well, one thing is for sure, itâs wasnât the Russians! Either the US or, and in my opinion this is the most probable scenario, the Ukrainian with American intelligence support
@@chickenfishhybrid44 No, it's pretty damn obvious that it was the US.
Anything any tittle Macron related should have a laughing faceđ next to it
Glad to hear Europe is pushing more for more sovereignty and independence from the U.S.
As an American I want nothing more then a very American centered policies to help us recover. We are not doing well at all right now.
Without having looked into him, he sounds extremely arrogant and like a hypocrite. Urging others to do more and pretending to take the lead while donating almost nothing to Ukraine to save the continent. Great job.
I think the Ukraine war is one of the dumbest adventures the EU has ever embarked upon. WeÂŽre responsible for this war too, by sponsoring the coup that overthrew Yanukovich. I am not anti-EUropean, I think a United Europe is an eventual aim, but that doesnÂŽt mean everything the EU does is good, or that "saving the Ukraine is saving the continent".
He has publicly said that he wants to send french/EU troops to ukraine against russia
â@@tordurfreyrHe also allways fought for more help to european industries. For exemple taking aqay subsidies from evs made outside Europe, allways pushing for more european independence in the military sector. Refused the EU mercosur deal wich would cause devere damage to european agriculture
for all Macron's bluster, the US, one country thousands of miles away, has dwarfed all of Europe combined in terms of military aid to Ukraine. And many countries in Europe have sent more military aid per capita than France. I don't care about words, I want to see action. If Macron wants to lead an independent Europe, then he better have France increase military spending and monumentally increase its military aid to Ukraine
Meanwhile in the UK we're happy being an American sock puppet
That's not gonna change. Infact, it will probably get worse. We're even importing a lot of their problems.
Even Thatcher prefered to be a puppy of the USA. That means that you are screwed basically. In continental Europe there's no such cultural, emotional connection with the USA. For us it's natural to cooperate with each other. Geography, history, everything.
As an American, I would like to ask the Brits what make them think they're so special? What do you have to offer to be our sock puppet?
Whatâs wrong with that? The USA is more powerful than the EU Economically, military and geopolitically and will remain so into the foreseeable future.
Getting even closer to the USA isnât a bad situation, it would benefit us massively.
@Eltener123 Weâre literally the monster you created. Be happy we havenât officially reversed colonized you lol
How does a continent die?
France should keep on doing what it's doing which is
1) Drink Wine
2) Smoke a cigarette
3) Talk about Filosophie
Demographically speaking, Europe is dying
Not anymore than USA. European population is growing by the MILLIONS. Same reason like the USA, immigration. Few years ago Europe had 720 million people. Now it's already getting close to 750 million. So, no. It ain't dying. Just like the USA. In fact European population is growing faster than the population of the USA.
@@Just_another_Euro_dude the fertility rate of the indigenous people in all european countries is smaller than the fertility rate of the US.
@@tomorrowneverdies567 Any links for that? Back in the real world the only population that's actually growing in the USA is Mexicans.
@@tomorrowneverdies567 Any links for that?
@@Just_another_Euro_dude The World Bank for example.
Eurocrats say they need more power? Didn't see this coming đ
I'll take bets if anyone believes macron won't be an EU leader after he finishes his nation-state job
Either that or going ng back to the private banking/consulting sector. They own him a lot so he has lots of favours to cash in.
What france needs to do is pay haiti back their money
Portugal is pro nuclear? We have 0 nuclear plants
How can i vote for Macrons vision of Europe as a swede in the upcoming eu-election?
See wich party is allied with macron party in ur country
I mean he have to give these kinds of speeches to get voted in again. France is one of the most developed nations on earth, what more you want from your country? World domination? People in your country have access to plenty of food, plenty of homes, schools etc what on earth do you want?
He has hit the term limit he cannot be reelected
â@@Jay_Johnson actually, he still can, there's no real limit about reelection
You point out many truths (except I'm not certain he can run for a 3rd term) and you ask a very relevant question. My take is that developed nations that enjoy the things you point out cannot become complacent and must find ways to keep those "luxuries", some of which are not just materialistic or tangible benefits, but also freedoms and stability. In today's global economy, competition is fierce. So it's best to keep looking for opportunities that will grow your wealth and power because the best outcome a country may achieve in the face of competition and threats after all is just remaining remaining relevant or mid-tier.
Cheaper/better food, homes and education.
macron: Nato is brain death
few month later: nato is having it's biggest sync program ever...
macron: europe is death..
Few months later ?
There are so many things wrong now in this world that it is probably beyond anyone's control.