Französischer Präsident Emmanuel Macron hat vor Papst Franziskus in Metz eine kurze Rede über die Bedrohung Europas und den Krieg gehalten, wobei er die EU als beispiellose Erfindung bezeichnete.
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Macron hat Europa als Leitmotiv seiner Präsidentschaft ausgegeben und spricht selten als Vorgruppe für andere Redner, außer in besonderen Fällen wie dem Papstbesuch.
Es kommt nicht häufig vor, dass Emmanuel Macron gleichsam als Vorgruppe spricht. Zur Einführung nur, um einem anderen Redner das Feld zu bereiten. Schon gar nicht, wenn es um Europa geht, das Leitmotiv seiner Präsidentschaft. Aber in Gegenwart des Heiligen Vaters geschehen Zeichen und Wunder, und so belässt es Frankreichs Präsident an diesem Montag im Kongresszentrum von Metz tatsächlich bei einer kurzen Skizze.
Europa sei bedroht, der Krieg zurück, das Ausmaß der Gefahren habe sich verändert, so Macron. Und: »Die Europäische Union ist eine beispiellose Erfindung.« Die Schlagwörter und Sätze hat man oft gehört. Nur, was sagt der Papst dazu?

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