French President Emmanuel Macron on Taiwan: ‘Being an Ally Does Not Mean Being a Vassal’ - French president Emmanuel Macron has decided to double down on his strategic auton... - https://news.bitcoin.com/french-president-emmanuel-macron-on-taiwan-being-an-ally-does-not-mean-being-a-vassal/ #mohammedbinsalman #strategicautonomy #emmanuelmacron #donaldtrump #ukraine #vassals #macron #taiwan #china #news #us

Emmanuel Macron's comments about Taiwan and his call for European "strategic autonomy" sparked controversy as he advocated for the EU not to become followers of the US and China.

For some, his remarks could crack European unity and transatlantic solidarity, but not all observers denounce the strategic autonomy defended by Paris.

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/04/13/is-macrons-idea-of-strategic-autonomy-the-path-to-follow-for-eu-relations-with-the-us

#Europe #EU #StrategicAutonomy #Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron States Europe Must Reduce Its Dependence on the US Dollar to Avoid Becoming ‘Vassals’ - Emmanuel Macron, president of France, clarified his position on the future of Euro... - https://news.bitcoin.com/french-president-emmanuel-macron-states-europe-must-reduce-its-dependence-on-the-us-dollar-to-avoid-becoming-vassals/ #strategicautonomy #emmanuelmacron #cuihongjian #u.s.dollar #economics #sanctions #xijinping #politico #france #taiwan #china

Europe must resist pressure to become America’s followers: #Macron (3)
-- He also suggested Europe should reduce its #dependence on the “extraterritoriality of the U.S. dollar,” a key policy objective of both #Moscow and #Beijing

-- “If the tensions between the two superpowers heat up … we won’t have the time nor the resources to finance our #strategicautonomy and we will become vassals,” he said.

Europe must resist pressure to become ‘America’s followers,’ says #Macron
-- “The great risk” #Europe faces is that it “gets caught up in crises that are not ours, which prevents it from building its #strategicautonomy.”
-- “The paradox would be that, overcome with panic, we believe we are just America’s #followers

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Europe must reduce its dependency on the United States and avoid getting dragged into a confrontation between China and the US over Taiwan, French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview on his plane back from a three-day state visit to China.

Europe must resist the pressure to become ‘America’s followers’. The ‘great risk’ Europe faces is getting ‘caught up in crises that are not ours’.

https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-china-america-pressure-interview/

#Europe #EU #China #StrategicAutonomy

⚡️NEW POLICY BRIEF from Kacper Szulecki on the potential for Norway's contribution to European #GreenTransition and green #StrategicAutonomy beyond fossil fuel exports.

#Norway can and needs to be more than Europe's petrol station🛢️. It has a pivotal role to play in #eu energy transition, #eugreendeal and green #strategicautonomy

📝 See the full brief here: https://www.greendealnet.eu/node/200

More than one million tonnes of rare earth oxides waiting to be unearthed in the North of Europe #StrategicAutonomy
https://news.yahoo.com/europes-largest-rare-earths-deposit-140100079.html

EU to introduce targets for raw materials self-sufficiency

The European Commission is considering objectives to increase the EU's self-sufficiency on key raw materials needed for the green and digital transitions, with targets of up to 30% for some of them, a senior EU official has said.

https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/eu-to-introduce-targets-for-raw-materials-self-sufficiency/

#News #EuropeanNews #Europe #EU #EuropeanUnion #EuropeanCommission #RawMaterials #SelfSufficiency #StrategicAutonomy

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RT @DaveKeating@twitter.com

If you’re American, for gods sake vote today.

If you’re European, vote for parties at national and EU level that will make the real changes necessary for a sovereign Europe with #StrategicAutonomy where America is a partner not a protector.

You don’t have to be helpless.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/DaveKeating/status/1589892433432965121