Macron Addresses Energy Crisis, Warns of 'Hybrid Attacks'
- On Friday, French President Emmanuel Macron announced a Group of Seven summit in the coming weeks to address energy supply security amid rising costs from conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.
- Wars in Ukraine and the Middle East have driven energy prices higher, sapping economic growth and forcing Macron to pursue coordinated international action on stockpiles and production capacity.
- Addressing the press at the Elysee Palace on Friday, Macron said, "I will convene a G7 to move forward on improving coordination on the level of stockpiles, with greater cooperation on exports and production capacity."
- The Group of Seven meeting will consider potential releases from strategic reserves to strengthen cooperation and avoid tensions among members and partners, following similar coordination with the International Energy Agency.
- Facing growing domestic pressure over high fuel prices, France's government is using the summit to strengthen cooperation among Group of Seven members and secure energy supplies amid persistent market instability.
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Emmanuel Macron plans to organize a G7 summit in Paris “within the coming weeks” against the backdrop of the energy crisis. The French president aims to “achieve progress on better coordination on stock levels.” This meeting is expected to contribute to “avoiding unnecessary friction between G7 member states and our key partners,” while at the same time “reassessing alternatives for the possible use of strategic reserves,” as the French presiden…
The French President, Emmanuel McCrone, said that in the coming weeks, a meeting of the Group of Seven would be convened to discuss energy issues, including options for drawing from strategic reserves.
In view of the increased energy prices, France wants to look for a common response in the circle of leading democratic economic powers. President Macron announced in Paris that he would be called for a G7 meeting.
EADaily, 18 September 2026. In the coming weeks, France is going to initiate an extraordinary meeting of the G-7 to discuss the record prices of gasoline and diesel, and the President of France is proposing to re-enter the strategic reserves that have already fallen out of major players since the beginning of the Iranian war.
(London=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Ji-yeon = French President Emmanuel Macron plans to hold a G7 meeting to discuss the release of strategic petroleum reserves, the 18...
"Russian aggression" is behind the decision of the French President, who demands a "protection plan" against the "hybrid attacks" carried out by Moscow. "The nature of Russian aggression and threats in Europe is changing".
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