Paris: After Trump’s historic victory in the US presidential election, although almost all major EU countries sent congratulatory messages to Trump, there was an uproar internally. France and Germany even called for EU unity after Trump’s victory. The level of panic is evident from this. European countries said they should closely coordinate the changing situation after Trump’s victory.
The leaders of the EU’s two biggest powers, Germany and France, responded on Wednesday after holding coordination talks. While French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Scholz congratulated Trump on Tuesday’s victory, European Union countries also focused on the challenges posed by his “America First” protectionist trade policies and isolationist rhetoric.
Germany says EU should stand together
Germany has begun warning European countries about the challenges that Donald Trump could pose. German Chancellor Scholz told reporters that the EU must stand together and act in unity. He said he and Macron were coordinating closely with other EU heads of state and government. Macron said at the summit that Berlin and Paris would work hard to build a united and strong Europe in a “new context.” However, achieving European unity will be fraught with challenges.
Not least because differences have widened for years between Paris and Berlin over issues such as increased defense spending, trade financing and, in particular, tariffs on Chinese electric cars. The domestic political situation is also delicate for the leaders of France and Germany, with Macron losing much of his power after losing elections earlier this year and Scholz struggling to keep his coalition together. (Reuters)
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