'We are Europe' French presidential candidate Macron tells rally

PARIS (Reuters) - "We are Europe, we are Brussels, we wanted it and we need it," French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron told thousands of supporters on Saturday in a call for a stronger and united European Union. Opinion polls indicate that Macron, who is running as an independent in the April-May election, is gaining on the frontrunners, conservative candidate Francois Fillon and far-right leader Marine Le Pen. "We need Europe because Europe makes us bigger, because Europe makes us stronger," Macron told 5,000 supporters, according to his team, calling for a true joint security and defense policy at EU level.

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