The future of the EU is now up for debate.
Macron, who currently holds the rotating presidency of the European Union, offered some answers to those existential questions in a keynote speech Monday at the conclusion of aMacron stated bluntly that Ukraine's application would require the EU to "lower the standards of membership.
Now clearly the EU's senior statesman after his re-election, Macron wants to sideline the accession question and streamline decision-making within the EU as it exists.European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is far more bullish on Ukraine's future membership.
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