2024-07-08 20:07:08
The President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron will attend the NATO summit in Washington on Wednesday and Thursday in an unspecified country’s political situation. This conference, which will bring together many important heads of state, will mark the 75th anniversary of the enlarged organization with Finland and Sweden, bringing the number of member countries to 32
This new forum should also be marked by the conflict in Ukraine two years after the beginning of Russian aggression. “Certainly our American friends will be eager to present a partnership which is vibrant (…) and makes a good distribution of burdens between Europeans and Americans,” in the background of the Elysée.
Stakeholder concerns
The last major appearance of Emmanuel Macron on the world scene was back to the G7 summit in Italy, from May 13 to 15. The French president, the champion of European construction, was then depressed by his setbacks in the European elections with a score of 14.6 %, far behind the 31.4% of the National Rally.
If his American colleagues Joe Biden and German Olaf Scholz have expressed their relief in the failure of the French right to have power, there are many concerns on the risks of instability in France.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he was happy with the result from the perspective of the “very important Franco-German friendship” but also hoped for the establishment of a “reinforced government”.
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