French President Emmanuel Macron has strongly criticized what he described as U.S. efforts to subordinate Europe, labeling such competition as unacceptable.
Macron, who has been outspoken against the United States’ interest in Greenland, made these remarks amid escalating tensions over tariff threats from former U.S. President Donald Trump.
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Macron addressed the issue following Trump’s warnings of imposing 200% tariffs on French wines. The threats were purportedly in response to France’s resistance to U.S. attempts to annex Greenland, with broader implications for European support of Greenland’s sovereignty.
Without directly naming Trump, Macron emphasized the need for global cooperation, stating: “We need more growth. We need more stability in this world, but we do prefer respect to bullies.” He further added: “We do prefer rule of law to brutality.”
Macron highlighted the potential repercussions of U.S. actions, noting: “The crazy thing is that we can be put in a situation to use the anti-coercion mechanism for the very first time,” should additional tariffs be levied on Europe.
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