As transatlantic trade tensions flare over new US tariffs, French President Emmanuel Macron has urged companies to freeze US investments in order to protect France’s economic interests and rally European…

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France’s largest employers’ federation, Medef, swiftly backed Macron’s position.

“The world is reorganising,” said Medef president Patrick Martin, who described the situation as “very serious”. He said France and Europe must now focus on competitiveness and cutting back regulation as global trade tensions rise.

Business group France Industrie echoed the call for action.

Its president, Alexandre Saubot, urged French manufacturers to consider suspending US investments as a show of strength. “To negotiate from a position of strength, we have to be ready to use all the levers at our disposal,” he said.

  • index@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I voted for him in 2022 personally because he was the only one that wanted to support Ukraine, everyone else felt like they’d be bending their knees to Russia.

    Sounds like you got brainwashed in voting him

    • Magical_Spark@jlai.luEnglish
      1·
      2 days ago

      Not really, my vote was mostly because I cared about the situation in Ukraine, and having a president that would side with Putin or go against Ukraine by either doing far right stuff or making Ukraine surrender to Russia’s peace conditions, is a negative for Europe.

      Of course, if the situation repeats itself for 2027, now the priority would be more within France in itself than aiding Ukraine, but, one can hope the war ends before then.

      • index@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        1 day ago

        I smell something off again. As you said macron is a corrupted authoritarian leader who treat his people as shit. There are multiple pictures of him shaking hands and being friend with putin, netanyahu or dictators like bin salman, what makes you think he actually care about ukrainian people? You said the guy favors mandatory military service, he definitely not someone who wants peace (unless you believe the fairy tale that war is peace).