France's Macron backs EU treaty change

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Published: 2022-05-09 18:22

Last Updated: 2024-03-28 13:11


Credit: AFP
Credit: AFP

France's President Emmanuel Macron threw his weight Monday behind proposals from a citizens' panel to reform the European Union, and said the EU's guiding treaties would need to change.

"We need to reform our texts, it's obvious," he told a meeting at the European Parliament. Earlier, a dozen EU capitals had publicly opposed treaty reform, which could trigger referendums in some member states.