French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday voiced solidarity with Spain following recent threats by US President Donald Trump over Madrid’s stance on Iran.
Macron has just spoken with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez “to express France’s European solidarity in response to the recent threats of economic coercion that Spain was targeted with yesterday," the French Presidency told broadcaster BFMTV.
European Council President Antonio Costa also expressed the EU’s solidarity with Madrid and noted that the bloc “will always ensure that the interests of its Member States are fully protected.”
Not a day goes by where i wish i was french - me, a german
Same. And I don‘t even like Macron or the prospect of french politics in the future. But Macron stands up and is a real european statesperson.
I do not know anything about his internal political laws. And we must be fair, france handles the fascist threat way better than germany or UK. But while i disagree with for example the french energie philosophie, i adore Macron for standing for europe and with a strong stance against russia, isreal, china and USA. And he is not an old fossile which is a very refreshing and somewhat oddly calming change.
plus i also just adore the french culture. Germans have lots to learn from the french