Macron the muppet.

https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/11/emmanuel-macron-pan-european-army-crackpot-idea/

and from the gruniard:
History suggests an EU that could evolve into a new Holy Roman Empire: a confederation of states, some big, some small, some little more than cities, like Monaco, San Remo and Lichtenstein.

France calls for EU 'empire' and warns of euro break-up in next crisis
https://www.telegraph.co.uk › Business
Napoleon dictatorship RETURNS: France sparks OUTRAGE as as ...
https://www.express.co.uk › News › World
The EU Is Looking Like Europe's Next Failed Empire - Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/...09.../the-eu-is-looking-like-europe-s-next-failed-empir...
French Minister Wants EU to Become 'Empire' - Sputnik International
https://sputniknews.com/.../201811121069731439-french-minister-european-empire/

More than a couple of headlines suggest shaw's restricted analysis is away with the faeries. The usual posturing from the loopy left.