Which Europe will it be? Macron's strong push for a multi-speed EU
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Emmanuel Macron didn't just make the case for European unity – he spelled out the way to achieve it and offered a timeline. France's 39-year-old president chose its oldest institution of higher learning, the Sorbonne, as the backdrop for his big pitch for a reinforced eurozone complete with its own budget, finance minister and even parliament. Is it a bold call that will set the post-Brexit agenda, or a hasty case of youthful exuberance that will go down like a lead balloon east of the Rhine?
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Produced by Charles WENTE, Alessandro XENOS and Christopher DAVIS.
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