Italy and France: Used to Be Friends… or is it Suddenly not so?

... future development). Such a “united Europe” setup leaves no room for Italy, which has declared its desire to become a more active player on the international scene. However, if Emmanuel Macron only sees a “sovereign Europe,” and the concept of souverainism (that is, protecting the priority of national sovereignty over supranational sovereignty) is for him the same thing as “populism,” “isolationism” and “nationalism” and has solely negative connotations , the Italian leaders see ...