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French President Emmanuel Macron calls on European leaders to empower Europe following Donald Trump’s victory in the US elections

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French President Emmanuel Macron made strong statements at the European Political Community meeting in Budapest yesterday, calling on European heads of government to strengthen Europe and abandon their naivety.

President Macron wants Europe to strengthen its defenses and increase its strategic autonomy but is also insisting with European leaders not to be complacent with Russia’s disinformation wars against Europe. President Macron made the allusion to Europe being a herbivore surrounded by carnivores.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was also present at the summit, where he met with several European leaders individually to discuss military aid for Ukraine

The European Political Community is a distinct entity proposed by France and established following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Its aim is to bring together European states, including those that are not EU members, to discuss European security and other strategic issues such as energy and food security. Russia and Belarus were barred from joining the EPC.

Prime Minister Robert Abela and European Parliament President Roberta Metsola also attended the summit.

 

 

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One response to “French President Emmanuel Macron calls on European leaders to empower Europe following Donald Trump’s victory in the US elections”

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    Sparky

    Yes, but Macron should explain how he plans to convince 16 year olds that that they should join the armed forces. Forced national service can be introduced but this will be met with fierce resistance. You can divert funds to build hundreds of tanks, frigates, destroyers, submarines carriers, support ships etc. There is one problem however. These require manning/crewing. Youngsters nowadays are ok pumping at the gym but that’s where it stops. There no longer is pride in joining the military (PT is only a small part of military training anyway). And although I am all out against war, we live in an imperfect world with many despots fantasizing on creating havoc. The West has become soft. You need to reverse the attitude that moving a muscle is a waste of energy, that going out to work in the office twice or three times a week as opposed to staying in bed working on a laptop because we’re allowed wfh is healthy for body and mind. That cooking your own meals as opposed to order by app and have it delivered by a poor soul on a bike in pelting rain can be good for the soul. That sugar, drugs and booze cut your life expectancy. I could go on. Do that first and then maybe we can re-discuss bolster European defense.

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