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set of values. If popular enough, the citizens’
consultations which will address all those some-
times sensitive issues could help president
Macron find the political momentum he needs
to reform the EU and that the political situation
in various countries lacks to provide him. But
the process may also fell.
His ambition for Europe may also suffer from
a new Est-West divide that the debate on migra-
tion, on the respect of state of law and on the
EU’s future could deepen if mishandled. This is
the greatest geopolitical challenge ahead not
only for himself but for the sake of the whole EU.