On the evening of Sunday 7 May, relieved European leaders reacted positively to the victory of the pro-European candidate Emmanuel Macron in the French presidential elections.
Jean-Claude Juncker, the President of the European Commission, said that he was “delighted” that the French people had chosen a “European future”. In his letter to the French leader, who will officially take up position on Sunday 14 May, he stressed the close ties between France and European integration....