François Bayrou, President of France’s UDF centrist party and candidate in the presidential elections in May, outlined his strategy to address the fundamental crises in the EU on Thursday 08 March at Friends of Europe. In his landmark address he outlined to a capacity audience of international press, NGOs, EU officials and business leaders, how France needs to be at the centre of efforts to provoke a Europe-wide political debate on the EU’s future. Bayrou saw ratification of this new constitution by referendum by the French electorate as the only way to re-establish the link between the French nation and the European ideal.
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Francois Bayrou in the media at Friends of Europe