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Macron calls for action to defend EU liberal democracy

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French president Emmanuel Macron told the European Parliament on Tuesday that the EU should act "more efficiently" to protect its citizens and defend the "European model of liberal democracy". He warned against the "deadly illusion" of illiberal democracy. "The worst mistake would be to abandon our model, our identity," he said, adding that "European sovereignty" would create a "unique space of stability and solidarity".

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