paris/berlin french president emmanuel macron concern divisive discussion euro zone reform might undermine broad european agenda begin prioritize areas eu cooperation french officials say macron hint shift eu summit october describe plan create budget 19-nation currency bloc long-term project whose logic would become clear europe move towards close integration areas defense migration energy digital since french officials tell reuters elysee want get bogged technical debate euro zone reform time eu deliver front may resonate public euro zone one piece puzzle necessarily think best one start one senior official say goal technocratic discussion budget would work election campaign 39-year-old macron talk intently euro zone reform see critical strengthen european project years tumult ensure another sovereign debt crisis occur barely two decades euro want make sure single currency project strength flexibility last long-run remain responsive 350 million eu citizens depend daily french officials stress macron discard ideas euro zone decision shift priority list recognition political realities europe also underscore irony years german chancellor angela merkel wait ambitious partner france one less able deliver germany macron hop agree deep change euro area governance first half 2018 face months political limbo merkel try cobble together coalition early signal germany eu members underscore difficult macron deliver euro zone ambition call budget finance minister separate parliament currency bloc go unnoticed paris new dutch government october coalition agreement voice opposition euro zone fiscal mechanism cushion economic shock early month dutch prime minister mark rutte speak opposition european integration ideas come france new right-wing government austria could adopt similar stance dutch focus technical detail european reform wrong approach say sylvie goulard former member european parliament serve briefly macron defense minister really need focus big picture challenge u.s president donald trump china say echo view people macron entourage friday leaders 19 nations use euro meet brussels discuss strengthen currency union meet unlikely produce anything concrete due political uncertainty berlin eu goal agree concrete proposals june look ambitious prospect another german grand coalition include macron-friendly social democrats spd alleviate concern paris spd leader martin schulz make clear speech last week would put europe top party agenda loom negotiations merkel call unite state europe 2025. whether weaken schulz barely talk europe election campaign push merkel towards macron issue euro zone reform questionable skeptical share big hop merkel macron couple henrik enderlein head berlin office delors institute say last week event hertie school governance berlin cautious stance paris also reflect doubt merkel commitment change macron seek coalition talk free democrats green collapse last month merkel enthusiastic advocate macron ideas accord several participants green party one central difference berlin paris become obvious recent months macron push multi-speed europe france germany lead way cross-party consensus berlin reform push include broad swathe eu members position also back european commission contrast apparent french finance minister bruno le maire visit berlin last month spar green inclusiveness issue participants say officials berlin impress macron domestic reform push broad consensus merkel party next german government must find ways work french president monday vow work france joint corporate tax policy digital initiatives harmonization arm export policies mention euro zone ideas still old instinct little possible euro area say jeromin zettelmeyer former official german economy ministry develop euro zone reform ideas macron team french economy minister old instinct little possible accommodate france go sense something constructive must do resistance build macron shift focus away euro reform