In an interview with six European newspapers, he bluntly expressed ” the EU’s political cohesion, it’s economic weight and its strategic autonomy .” Before analysing the meaning of the things said by the French President right before an EU mini-summit on March 6, destined to establish a joint line of conduct on the part of the participants toward the anniversary of the founding Treaty of Rome , let’s point out that the interview was with The Guardian , Le Monde , La Vanguardia , La Stampa , Suddeutsche Zeitung and Gazeta Wyborcza , and that the quotes were approved by Hollande himself before publication – hence these are veritable political messages.