Macron calls for EU unity in response to Trump's election win
The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, presented a proposal for the 27 member states of the European Union to coordinate their strategy on how to strengthen Europe in light of Donald Trump's triumph in the presidential elections in the United States, according to the French government's spokesperson.
Macron emphasized that EU countries should avoid individual actions in relations with the United States – as communicated by the French government representative.
According to information from the French Ministry of Armed Forces, a phone conversation between the defence ministers of France and Germany, Sébastien Lecornu and Boris Pistorius, is scheduled to take place later that day.
Actions for a "more sovereign Europe"
Earlier that day, the French president revealed that he had conducted talks with the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, regarding actions for a "more sovereign" Europe and cooperation with the United States while defending European interests and values.
"We will work towards a more united, stronger, and more sovereign Europe in this new context, collaborating with the United States and defending our interests and values" – he wrote on platform X.
Macron posted this comment shortly after extending his congratulations to Donald Trump as the winner of the U.S. presidential elections, even before the final results were announced. Trump was also congratulated by Scholz and many other world leaders.
