Boris Johnson has built on Emmanuel Macron’s proposal to create a “European Political Community” by suggesting the creation of a modern Roman empire, which would encompass Turkey and other key North African states in a bid to strengthen continental unity.
Earlier this week at the G7 summit in Germany, the Élysée Palace suggested that the UK prime minister had shown “interest” in the French president’s plan during a bilateral meeting.
Macron’s proposal for a political community that would be broader than the 27-nation EU is aimed primarily at bringing Ukraine and other eastern European nations into the “family”, even if they are not yet or may never be members of the bloc.