PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday criticised a framework deal struck between the European Union and the United States on Sunday, saying it showed the bloc had not managed to be “feared” by U.S. President Donald Trump.
“To be free, you need to be feared. We were not feared enough,” he was quoted as telling ministers by French officials.
Although the deal offers more visibility to French businesses, Macron said it was only a first step and would continue to be negotiated.
“Now more than ever, it is important to accelerate the European agenda of sovereignty and competitiveness,” Macron said, according to the officials.
(Reporting by Michel Rose, Sudip Kar-Gupta and Dominique Vidalon; Editing by Makini Brice and Benoit Van Overstraeten)
