Macron's comments to Les Echos daily came before a planned meeting between French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday in Strasbourg.
"We want to convince our German partner that France and Germany must go much further together for Europe's revival," Macron said, adding that France was doing its part in carrying out economic reforms.
"Germany, for its part, must invest much more. It has an urgent responsibility to do it, like France has an urgent responsibility to drive reforms."
France has come under pressure from its partners in the euro zone to observe rules limiting government deficits and debt.
(Reporting By Alexandria Sage)
