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Macron wrote in a message that he misses Merkel and Draghi

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According to Le Figaro, French President Emmanuel Macron wrote in correspondence with journalist Françoise Degois that he is bored in his interactions with current EU leaders and misses Angela Merkel and Mario Draghi. The message was sent from Brussels in autumn 2024, during an EU summit. Excerpts from the correspondence are included in Degois's new book, which, according to RTL, comes out on November 5.

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