US EditionAberration to ask Europe to spend more on defence amid trade war, Macron says
- French President Emmanuel Macron called for Europe to invest more in defense amid NATO's plans for a 5% GDP allocation by 2035, emphasizing collective security needs.
- Macron asserted that waging a trade war within NATO is an "aberration" and urged the reduction of tariff barriers among allies.
- Macron noted that the situation between Israel and Iran is volatile and fragile, suggesting that diplomatic efforts regarding the nuclear issue should involve the International Atomic Energy Agency and others.
- He argued that Europe must enhance its own security capabilities to reduce dependence on others and described the security situation regarding Russia as a priority concern.
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French President Emmanuel Macron criticises President Donald Trump's attitude to establish tariffs for the European countries, participating in NATO. The President of the House of Elysee stated, following the summit of the Hague Alliance, that it is an aberration to ask Europeans to spend more on defence while Washington launchs a tariff war, reports AFP, quoted by news.ro.
Macron urges Trump to end trade war after NATO deal to boost defense spending
THE HAGUE — President Donald Trump should stop his trade war against America’s allies now that NATO members have agreed to hike defense spending, French President Emmanuel Macron urged on Wednesday. “We cannot, among allies, say that we must spend more [on defense] … and wage a trade war,” Macron said at the end of a NATO summit in The Hague. “That’s why it is very important to return to what should be the rule within a group of allies. That is …
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Investing.comAberration to ask Europe to spend more on defence amid trade war, Macron says
THE HAGUE - It is an aberration to ask Europeans to spend more on defence while launching a tariff war, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday, adding it was time to return to peace between NATO allies regarding trade. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Donald Trump goes home to say that he made Europeans pay "great" but thus guarantee solidarity in collective defence. NATO will survive the US President, but the tensions remain: Macron considers trade war a "aberration" between allies, Ukraine is not uniform and military investment targets are flexible to avoid spending everything in the United States' next presidential elections.
Emmanuel Macron entered into an interview with Donald Trump on Wednesday, recalling that transatlantic relations remain tense despite a summit to which everything has been done to promote peace. The French President said it is an aberration to ask Europeans to spend more for defence while Washington launchs a tariff war and has decided to return to peace between foreigners in terms of trade, says AFP.
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