At some point, reality will catch up with him, that Overpilot! Sooner or later, Emmanuel Macron will wake up. At end of his dream journey he will meet Germans, who will pat him on shoulder with ir concrete hard sense for real: "We told you, Cher Emmanuel!" And Emmanuel will give in small, and go back to snail House of Europe, where Germans indulge in ir favourite pastime: counting money, holding money toger and explaining to ors what y should do to make m so successful Can.

This moment seemed to have come when French president spoke in Strasbourg on Monday in front of assembled MEPs. Macron spoke very little about euro reforms, which he had announced six months earlier in a furious speech at Sorbonne. This is interpreted as a sign. Macron has already internalized what would have been scattered for days: Angela Merkel would not be in process of reforming euro. And Macron would add up. Out of dream. Over.

No, it's not that simple.

Macron is a pragmatist in all pathos he puts on day. He knows that he cannot enforce everything he wants to have in euro, which he probably knew from beginning. He knows reality, he knows about German concerns and worries. And he can adapt. But this – one does not deceive oneself – has consequences for Berlin as well, and y could be more far-reaching than self-frugaling to mselves Wurstelnde German government is ready to imagine at moment.

The engine mantra

In his speech, Macron did not even speak of Berlin-Paris axis. That is remarkable. Orwise movement of Berlin-Paris axis is a standard. And speech of Franco-German engine, without which re is nothing in Europe, mantra repeated for decades.

But Macron voted a different tone in Strasbourg. He was talking about a "minimal match with Berlin". That is sufficient to make progress.

The message is clear. I want to move on, and who can, he should follow me.

Perhaps procrastinators in Berlin understood message. You are important, but you are not only ones – Europe is bigger than Germany.

Date Of Update: 18 April 2018, 12:02