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Old 04-12-2023, 08:24 AM   #9770
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Not purely US news, but certainly important in relation to US foreign policy, it seems like Macron's expression of the need for a Europe with more independence from the US may not be falling on deaf ears.

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BRUSSELS — European leaders are becoming increasingly favorable toward French President Emmanuel Macron's push for "strategic autonomy" away from the United States, European Council boss Charles Michel said Tuesday.

As controversy swells around Macron's comments that Europe should resist pressure to become "America’s followers," Michel suggested that the French politician’s position was not isolated among EU leaders. While Macron spoke as the French president, his views reflect a growing shift among EU leaders, Michel said.

"There has been a leap forward on strategic autonomy compared to several years ago," Michel told French television show La Faute à l'Europe (which has a partnership with POLITICO) in an interview set to air on Wednesday.
https://www.politico.eu/article/euro...harles-michel/
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