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The French President is playing a leading role in the European processes, as today he met with the British Prime Minister, Chris Starmer, while both were targeted by Elon Musk's criticism. At the top of the agenda of today's meeting is Ukraine, but also issues such as artificial intelligence, economic development and legal immigration.
Most of the European capitals are on alert in the last few hours, as the hour is approaching when Donald Trump will officially take the office of the President of the USA.
After what Donald Trump said about Greenland, as well as the personal attacks that the main European leaders have received on social networks from Elon Musk, after the French President Emmanuel Macron, yesterday the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, took an open stance, putting a stop to any the thought of changing borders.
Scholz: Security "very tense" in Europe
"Borders cannot be moved by force. This applies to every country whether east or west and is the foundation of our peaceful order. And every state must adhere to it, regardless of whether it is a small country or a very powerful state," said the German chancellor in his extraordinary statement, but without referring to Donald Trump by name.
He also mentioned that he had had talks on this issue with European partners and with the president of the European Council of the EU, Antonio Costa, during which, as he said, "it became clear a lack of understanding regarding some statements that were coming The chancellor described NATO as "the most important tool for defense" and "a central pillar of transatlantic relations". that in the near future, the security situation in Europe will remain very tense". "Based on a joint threat analysis, it will be determined exactly what military capabilities are required," he said.
Meeting Macron - Blinken
Meanwhile, in the parallel diplomatic processes that are taking place in the last 24 hours, the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, held a meeting with the head of the State Department, Anthony Blinken, in Paris yesterday. The topic of the bilateral meeting was "sustained support" for Ukraine, with both politicians also sharing their "concerns" about China's aid to the Kremlin's war machine. Regarding the Middle East, Macron and Blinken "discussed the importance of a transitional process in Syria that is comprehensive and protects the rights of the Syrian people", also referring to "the need to conclude a ceasefire agreement in Gaza that will ensure the liberation of of all hostages without further delay".
Macron - Starmer
The French President is playing a leading role in the European processes, as today he met with the British Prime Minister, Chris Starmer, while both were targeted by Elon Musk's criticism. At the top of the agenda of today's meeting is Ukraine, but also issues such as artificial intelligence, economic development and legal immigration. However, it cannot be overlooked that the bilateral meeting comes after Elon Musk's barrage of tweets against the two leaders, according to Politico. Meanwhile, "the meeting between the two leaders - who last met in Paris in November - also comes ahead of two major events, a UK-EU defense meeting taking place on the sidelines of the informal EU summit on 3 February ", the media underlines, when the extraordinary Summit will be simply about common European defense, a request formulated by the Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
After all, finding a defense modus operandi between Britain and the EU would be a welcome development following the US President-elect's successive stances on the Euro-Atlantic security framework, which have worried leaders. Europeans, as defense architecture. The Old Continent cannot be excluded from an open dispute. However, until the inauguration of Donald Trump on January 20, the American administration remains committed to the Euro-Atlantic framework, but also to supporting Ukraine by any means.
In the informal road map that top European leaders are said to have drawn up for dealing with the new global situation after Trump's inauguration, the first step is a trip to Washington by the foreign ministers of France, Germany and Poland as the leading country.
"The idea for a group of ministers from three major EU countries to travel together to the US is to send a message to Trump that Europe will be united against him," said one of the diplomats. /Adapt Pamphlet/
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