What's in Emmanuel Macron's head? Who knows, for example, why he decided to dissolve the National Assembly? But indeed, it is intriguing because his eagerness to congratulate Donald Trump, he was among the first, for his return to business, is inversely proportional to the energy he devoted to preparing us for this eventuality which was nevertheless predictable.
He should have done what he said he wanted to do when he arrived at the Élysée in 2017, that is to say give substance to this idea of European sovereignty, of European strategic autonomy. He only had these words on his mouth, Emmanuel Macron, and I will tell you, he was right because our problem today is Europe's autonomy in terms of defense in the face of Vladimir Putin.
Our problem is our collective ability to defend our interests when there is a strong risk that Trump will start a trade war with us. Except that on these counts, his record is a fiasco. Europe is naked.
It's true, Macron was the only one to bring this idea of a powerful Europe, and for years. It still resulted, with Angela Merkel's agreement, in the major European investment plan of 2020. The problem is that Germany, among others, no longer wants to go any further in this direction. For what ? Because we pick the Germans' pockets.
By not keeping our public accounts, we are picking the pockets of our neighbors. That's the rule. With this French negligence in undermining European ambition on investment, on defense, on the cohesion of the continent, who wants to associate with a basket? Macron ruined everything through budgetary cowardice.
It's not just his fault, it's Europe as a whole that isn't taking charge of itself, it's waiting. But Macron was the one who spoke the loudest, and what did he actually do? Let's take a subject, Ukraine, a subject that is both crucial and emblematic. It is striking, French aid to Ukraine is lower than that of Denmark, according to figures from the Kiel Institute in Germany. So yes, Emmanuel Macron first said that Europe needed to take charge of itself, it's true. He congratulates Trump among the first. In short, he is always the first to speak.
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