Paris says 27 EU member states should coordinate strategy after Trump win

Paris says 27 EU member states should coordinate strategy after Trump win

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The French president proposed that the 27 EU member states coordinate a common strategy after Trump's potential victory.

French President Emmanuel Macron has suggested that the 27 EU member states should coordinate a strategy after Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election, Reuters reports, citing a French government official, UNN writes.

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"French President Emmanuel Macron has proposed that the European Union's 27 member states should coordinate their strategy over how to strengthen Europe after Donald Trump won the U.S presidential election," a French government official said, as quoted by Reuters.

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At the same time, it is reported with reference to the French Defense Ministry that the French and German defense ministers will hold talks later on Wednesday after Trump's victory.

According to the publication, Trump has criticized NATO, accusing European allies of spending too little on defense. During his election campaign, he repeatedly stated that the United States would help protect NATO members from a future Russian attack only if European allies spent more.

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