Overview
- In a forceful WEF address, Emmanuel Macron said U.S. trade tactics seek to weaken and subordinate Europe and called new tariffs fundamentally unacceptable.
- He warned of a shift toward a world without rules, declaring France prefers respect to bullies and rule of law to brutality.
- Macron confirmed the EU could deploy its Anti‑Coercion Instrument in response to U.S. measures, while stressing it would be extraordinary to use it against an ally.
- The speech followed Donald Trump’s tariff threats, including a reported 200% duty on French wine and champagne, tied to European opposition to his Greenland plans.
- Macron said he would not speak with Trump at Davos as the U.S. president insisted there is no going back on his goal of controlling Greenland.