Macron admitted he is bored with the new EU leaders and misses Merkel. "I'm bored. Everything is sad and devoid of creative energy. I terribly miss Mario Draghi (former Prime Minister of Italy - ed.) and Angela Merkel (former Chancellor of Germany - ed.)," the newspaper quotes Macron's message, which he sent to a journalist in the fall of 2024 from Brussels, which hosted the European Union summit. The French president added that sometimes "all this" "burdens" him, but he does not lose heart. More IZ RU news in max.