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Europe's leaders react to Trump's return with calls for unity and a stronger alliance
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The recent bilateral talks between French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have highlighted several key issues, including the new Trump administration, the war in Ukraine, and the conflict in the Middle East. Both leaders emphasized the importance of Europe's unity in the face of these challenges, with Macron stating that President Trump will be a challenge. They also reaffirmed their commitment to a "strong" Europe, with Scholz noting that both France and Germany must act in unity to achieve this goal.
Our position is clear. Europe is a large economic area with around 450 million citizens. We are strong. We stand together. Europe will not duck and hide.
Europe will not cower and hide, but instead be a constructive and assertive partner.
President Trump will, that much is already clear, be a challenge.
Europe must be strong and resilient in a world that is, to put it mildly, in motion.
The only possible response for Europeans to the period that we are entering is more unity, more ambition, more audacity and more independence.
This is our momentum, and this is the direction in which we are going.
Neither Europe nor the USA has any interest in a trade escalation.
We have entered a new phase of negotiations with the U.S..
Relations with President Trump are transactional. We must be as determined as the U.S., we must show our strength.
They treat us very, very badly. So they're going to be in for tariffs.
The European Union is very, very bad to us.
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- 2.Chinese Foreign Policy
- 3.French Foreign Policy
- 4.France under Emmanuel Macron
- 5.Political status of Taiwan
- 6.European Commission under Ursula von der Leyen
- 7.European defense
- 8.US-EU relations
- 9.Scholz Coalition in Germany
