# REPLAY: Macron calls for a ‘stronger Europe’ during Spain visit

https://mins.news/en/item/80508

- France 24, 2026-09-30 15:01 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260930-replay-france-s-macron-calls-for-stronger-europe-on-spain-trip

> French President Emmanuel Macron met Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez at Madrid’s Moncloa Palace on Wednesday, during the second day of his two-day state visit. At a joint press conference, Macron said massive investment in a “stronger Europe” was needed to confront what he described as a crisis of democracy and the rise of “extremes.”

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