Macron Says Europe Needs to Stand Up to Trump on Trade and Tech
US President Donald Trump, right, and Emmanuel Macron in Washington, DC, in February 2025.
Photographer: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty ImagesFrench President Emmanuel Macron said the European Union needs to get tougher with US President Donald Trump, who is pushing for the “dismemberment” of the bloc.
Macron, speaking in an interview with newspapers including Le Monde and the Financial Times, said he expects a clash with the US president this year over the EU’s regulation of digital services, which could result in Washington imposing new tariffs on the EU.