After Trump Salvo, Macron Says: We Don't Give In To Bullies
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France, and Europe, will not "passively accept the law of the strongest," French President Emmanuel Macron said at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 20 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said Europe would not give in to bullies or be intimidated, in a scathing criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose steep tariffs if Europe does not let him take over Greenland.
While other European leaders have tried to keep a measured tone to prevent the trans-Atlantic dispute from escalating, Macron came out swinging.
France, and Europe, will not “passively accept the law of the strongest,” Macron said at the World Economic Forum in Davos, adding that doing otherwise would lead to their “vassalization”.
Instead, he said, Europe will continue to stand up for territorial sovereignty and the rule of law, despite what he called a shift towards a world without rules. That could include the EU responding with its own steep trade sanctions.
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