PARIS — French President François Hollande’s attempts to revive Paris’ influence in Brussels have fizzled, and France is at risk of losing yet more ground to Germany if his government doesn’t rediscover an interest in the European Union.
The retreat is on display in Europe’s institutions, where French officials occupy fewer top posts than other big EU countries; in the European Parliament, where a far-right party is stifling French policy; and in the French government, where efforts to streamline the way EU policy is crafted and executed have fallen flat.
French Europhiles place much of the blame with Hollande — once sold …read more
Source: European Voice
