French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and Austrian chancellor Christian Kern. Photo: Bertrand Guay/AFPFrench President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that an EU rule allowing companies to send temporary workers from low-wage countries to other member states without paying local social charges was a "betrayal of the European spirit". "The European directive on detached workers in its current format is a betrayal of the European spirit," Macron said in Salzburg at the start of a diplomatic blitz through eastern and central Europe. Later on Wednesday, Macron is set to hold talks with Kern and the leaders of Slovakia and the Czech Republic in Salzburg. READ MORE: Macron embarks on tour to drum up support for EU reform plans

Source: The Local August 23, 2017 15:00 UTC