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Attal Calls for a 'United States of Europe'

Attal says eight to 10 willing countries could converge taxes, labor rules and business law while keeping national control over defense and security.

  • On Thursday, Former French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal proposed creating a "United States of Europe," envisioning an economic powerhouse capable of competing with the United States and China.
  • Attal argues the European Union's 27-country model has "reached its limits," necessitating a smaller core of nations to fuse their economies and challenge global economic influence from Beijing and Washington.
  • His plan targets an initial group of eight to ten countries to remove 21 barriers, including taxation and labor law differences, while establishing a common Treasury to issue debt.
  • Dismissing Leyen's "State of the EU" speech on Wednesday as "too little, too late," Attal insisted that Europe must "move faster and go further" to create a single economy.
  • While trailing in recent polling behind Philippe and Glucksmann, Attal explicitly left the door open for Britain to join the project "one day" if it freely chooses to participate.
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The leader said that the project does not seek to eliminate national identities.

·Guayaquil, Ecuador
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Shin Jae-woo = Former French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, leader of the ruling Renaissance party, is calling for a 'United States of Europe' (Unit...) centered around about 10 European countries.

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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To revive a patina campaign, Gabriel Attal exhumes the United States of Europe. More macronist than Macron, the candidate resurrects an old catechism: if Europe does not keep its promises, it is still lacking. We are already stinging.

·Paris, France
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Gabriel Attal, a candidate for president of France from the Renaissance party, has proposed holding a pan-European referendum on the economic integration of countries and the creation of a "United States of Europe", reports Politico, quoted by News.bg. The politician stated that the European Union has exhausted its potential for development in its current form, which includes 27 member states. In this regard, he defined the realization of the Eu…

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gaceta.es broke the news on Monday, June 15, 2026.
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