French President Emmanuel Macron has called on Europe to take steps towards greater independence, economic strength and dealing with its own security. In the face of military threats, industrial competition from the US and China and a questioning of democracy, Europe must expand its sovereignty, defend its values and protect its interests and markets, Macron said in a speech in Paris on Thursday. “We must realize today that our Europe is mortal, it can die,” Macron told an audience at the Sorbonne University. “It depends solely on our choices, but these choices must be made now.” In the next d…