Atlantic Sentinel

Author: Alessandro Gagaridis

  • Italian Pact Would Deprive Macron of Ally for EU Reform

    Paolo Gentiloni Emmanuel Macron
    Italian prime minister Paolo Gentiloni is received by French president Emmanuel Macron in the Elysée Palace in Paris, September 27, 2017 (Elysée)

    For the first time in its postwar history, Italy could soon be ruled by anti-EU parties. The populist Five Star Movement and (formerly Northern) League are on the verge of forming a coalition government.

    Such a pact would deprive French president Emmanuel Macron of a key ally for EU reform. (more…)