(ANSA) - Milan, May 8 - Centre-right Forza Italia (FI) leader
Silvio Berlusconi on Monday hailed the election of Emmanuel
Macron as new French president and said Europe "must now
change".
The three-time premier said that "from certain things he has
said Macron clearly sees Europe must change. The Europe of my
generation, of the founders, was a beacon of civilisation. Today
it is above all bureaucratic and so there are Europeans who
don't like it much, some who despise it, some who want it to
end, some who want to leave Europe and the euro.
"The Macron affair boots our will to move towards the
reconstruction of Europe," said the media magnate.
Berlusconi hails Macron
Election 'boosts will to rebuild Europe'