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Macron urges Europe to assert itself if commercial interests are threatened, highlighting the need for unity in response to global challenges.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - If Europe is attacked on its commercial interests it will have to make itself respected, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday ahead of an informal defence meeting with EU leaders in Brussels.
He added that recent declarations from the United States are pushing Europe to be stronger and more united.
"As much as Covid and the Russian aggression in Ukraine were a wake-up call for Europe, what is happening ... with the choices and the statements of the new administration of President Donald Trump pushes the EU to be more united and more active to respond to issues of collective security," Macron said.
(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta, Geert De Clercq, Writing by Charlotte Van Campenhout; Editing by Toby Chopra)
Macron stated that if Europe is attacked on its commercial interests, it will need to assert itself to gain respect.
Macron mentioned that recent declarations from the United States are encouraging Europe to become stronger and more united.
Macron compared the current situation to the wake-up calls of Covid and the Russian aggression in Ukraine.
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