Macron says that Poland, Germany and France will lead post-Brexit Europe

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday called for closer ties with Poland in shaping the European Union without Britain, in European security and relations with Russia.

Poland’s controversial judicial reforms, which the EU has warned undermine the rule of law, and its position on EU climate goals, injected tension into ties with Paris and other EU members in recent years, France 24 reports. 

But Macron said Monday he hoped his visit “will mark a real turning point in the role that together we can play for the Europe of tomorrow” following talks in Warsaw with his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda

Following talks in Warsaw with Polish President Andrzej Duda, Macron also called for a revival of trilateral ties with Germany, urging a summit meeting before the summer, following years of hiatus.

Euronews reports him saying that the three countries “bear responsibility for Europe’s future” and should resume that role, especially after Britain’s departure last week.

Duda said the 27-member EU should become more efficient and attractive “so that no one will want to leave it.”

via France 24 / Euronews