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French political elites have traditionally supported a pro-solidarity credo in European debates. This position should be understood in relation with the reluctance of French elites towards economic liberalism: solidarity between Member States is conceived as a support for positive integration beyond liberalising markets. Yet, this remarkably coherent position has important and significant blind spots.
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Lequesne, C., Rozenberg, O. (2022). France: Solidarity for Others … and for Itself!. In: Kaeding, M., Pollak, J., Schmidt, P. (eds) European Solidarity in Action and the Future of Europe. The Future of Europe. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86537-5_10
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