Macron Looks to Spain for Ally in Push to Bolster Euro Zone
- Le Maire says France and Spain perfectly aligned on EU reform
- Spanish officials say Rajoy to keep distance all the same
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French President Emmanuel Macron dispatched his finance chief to Madrid this week to shore up support as his push for more euro-area integration runs into trouble.
Bruno Le Maire was the first European finance minister to visit new Spanish economy chief Roman Escolano on Thursday, as he sought to bind France’s southern neighbor into his boss’s campaign for a euro-zone budget to bolster the bloc against future crises.