Financial Times
Germans like Macron but are suspicious of his reforms
In Germany, alignment with the idealistic French president is, above all, a matter of political calculation, writes the FT's Roula Khalaf.
Roula Khalaf of the Financial Times explains the origins – and the limits – of Macron fever
I discovered a new German hero on a recent visit to Berlin. Politicians hold him up as the embodiment of a historic moment that must be seized and a vision that must be embraced. Except that this German hero is not German – he's Emmanuel Macron, the youthful French president.
To keep reading
please sign up for free!
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Editor's Picks
Euro reform
—
22.06.2018
Eurozone finance ministers back new powers for ESM
Benefits
—
20.06.2018
Luxembourg refutes cross-border unemployment plan
Tax
—
20.06.2018
UK companies to face pre-Brexit tax bombshell from EU
