French president promises to listen to dissenting voices but appeals to Europeans not to give in to ‘nationalists and sceptics’
- Angelique Chrisafis in Paris
- The Guardian
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, appealed to European citizens “not to give in to nationalists and sceptics”, as he used his new year’s speech to promise to make the European Union “more united, more sovereign and more democratic”.
Macron said in a televised address: “I deeply believe Europe can become that economic, social, environmentally-friendly, scientific power that will be able to face China and the…