The European community of values is unique: It combines democracy with the market economy, individual freedoms with social justice. How can we expect the U.S. or China to defend these values, this one-of-a-kind European balancing act that has developed over… — Emmanuel Macron Copy Share Image
Our children and grandchildren visit us regularly in the Élysée Palace . The little ones are constantly running around outside in the garden. The… — Emmanuel Macron Copy Share Image
I want to help with Muslim integration. If you follow the line of Marine Le Pen, you create a civil war. — Emmanuel Macron Copy Share Image
Ambition is never modest. If modesty means to have middling success, then I can only say: I'm not interested. — Emmanuel Macron Copy Share Image
Germany is different from France. You are more Protestant, which results in a significant difference. Through the church, through Catholicism, French society was structured… — Emmanuel Macron Copy Share Image
I have great respect for Angela Merkel, even if we have a lot of differences. — Emmanuel Macron Copy Share Image
We can't fix the real problems if we only cauterize and don't treat the roots of evil. — Emmanuel Macron Copy Share Image
Let's put an end to this European civil war, the existence of which we don't want to admit, and stop constantly looking at whether we are better than our neighboring country at this or the other thing. We have to be open to new things, and that includes things that have been taboo until now: France still insists that the… — Emmanuel Macron Copy Share
Our international role depends on a strong Europe and a strong Europe depends on France's ability to share leadership with others, including Germany. If France is economically weak and doesn't carry out reforms, it is no longer credible. Europe's position on the global stage is thus weakened. I would like to change all that. France needs a strong Germany and… — Emmanuel Macron Copy Share
When I am with French people, I am not aloof because I belong to them. My view is that the French president belongs to the French people, because he emanates from them. What I do is this: I am putting an end to the cronyism between politics and the media. For a president, constantly speaking to journalists, constantly being surrounded… — Emmanuel Macron Copy Share
