When Emmanuel Macron first ran for president five years ago, he touted himself as a disruptor, a leader who could reform from outside the box of the traditional political parties. Turns out the reformer can sometimes be a loose cannon. We ask the panel about the incumbent's latest shock statement that's got the chattering classes going in Paris.

For the rest of Europe, it's all a bit of domestic political theater that offers the added bonus of playing to stereotypes about the French. Except guess who holds the rotating presidency of the European Union since January 1st and - coincidence of the calendar - will do so through April's French presidential election? The self-styled Jupiterean president of France also holds the gavel at the European Council while he's running for re-election. We ask our guests about the reforms he's pushing at the continental level and the deals he is cutting both in Brussels and with the new man in charge in Berlin. From defense to energy transition, there's no dealing in today's Europe if Germany is not on board. 

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