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French President Emmanuel Macron has warned that Europe risks "wiping itself off the face of the earth" within five years if it does not take bold steps to become an independent actor on the global stage.
According to him, a Europe that chooses to be a mere observer of international developments ends up in political and economic subjugation.
"If we decide to be just observers, it leads to quiet submission. We don't bother anyone, we try to be polite to the Americans and the Chinese, and we continue as before. I'm telling you: if we don't do anything, Europe will disappear from the face of the earth within five years," Macron declared.
The French president's comments were made in an interview with several European media outlets, including Le Monde, at a time he described as critical for the political, economic and strategic future of the European Union.
Shared credit and challenging the hegemony of the dollar
In the interview, Macron defended the idea of a new joint borrowing by the 27 EU member states, which would be used to finance strategic investments in key areas such as defense, technology, green industry and artificial intelligence. According to him, such a financial instrument would allow the EU not only to strengthen its competitiveness, but also to challenge the hegemony of the US dollar in the international financial system.
This stance comes on the eve of the meeting of EU heads of state and government, scheduled for Thursday, February 12, in Brussels, where Europe's economic competitiveness is expected to be one of the main topics of discussion.
The geopolitical context and the EU's internal crises
Macron's warning comes at a time when the European Union is facing numerous internal and external challenges: increasing rivalry between great powers, trade pressures, strategic dependence on external partners, and difficulties in building a common defense and security policy.
The French president stressed that Europe has historically failed whenever it has been divided, arguing that political fragmentation and a lack of shared vision have consistently weakened its role in the world.
In this context, he also referred to the recent Greenland crisis, calling on Europeans not to fall, as he put it, into "a cowardly sense of relief," which, according to him, would only be temporary and would leave the continent unprepared for long-term challenges.
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