For many people, Emmanuel Macron still represents the great hope for an open and liberal Europe. So what to make of the French president\u2019s growing preoccupation with Islam, terror and security? Mehreen Khan of The Financial Times dissects Macron\u2019s policies and his recent interview with The Economist. For more on Macron, we go to Majlinda Bregu, the Sarajevo-based secretary general of the Regional Cooperation Council. She criticises Macron\u2019s decision to veto EU membership talks with North Macedonia and Albania. She also rebuts prejudices about Albania heard over dinner in Brussels. Others in this episode include co-President of the European Greens Philippe Lamberts; the Emperor Charlemagne; and European Commission Vice President Albert Ku\xf1ardocz. Ku\xf1ardocz, who was formerly responsible for inland waterways and catering, is active on Twitter. In fact, Twitter is the only place you\u2019ll find him. The celebrated Lebanese musician Wael Koudaih kindly contributed his tracks \u201cBaghdad\u201d and \u201cThawra\u201d to this episode. You\u2019ll find more of his music under the name Rayess Bek. Visit our website for episode art and for more EU Scream.
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