EU 'should not hesitate' to use anti-coercion mechanism in face of Greenland tariff threats: Macron
Davos (AP): French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said the European Union “should not hesitate” to use the trade bloc's Anti-Coercion Instrument in face of US President Donald Trump's tariff threats over Greenland.
Macron, speaking at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss Alpine town of Davos, pushed back against aggressive US trade pressures and “an endless accumulation of new tariffs”.
“The anti-coercion mechanism is a powerful instrument and we should not hesitate to deploy it in today's tough environment,” he said.
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French President Macron concludes Mumbai visit
Mumbai (PTI): French President Emmanuel Macron, along with First Lady Brigitte Macron, left Mumbai for New Delhi on Wednesday after concluding his engagements here, including bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
They were seen off at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport by Maharashtra Governor Acharya Devvrat, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CM Eknath Shinde.
On Tuesday, Macron held discussions with Modi as part of efforts to further strengthen India-France strategic ties.
During the Mumbai visit, the French president and his wife also met some of India's top filmmakers and actors, and had an animated exchange with them about cinema, culture and collaboration.
President Macron is on an official visit to India from February 17 to 19 at the invitation of PM Modi to participate in the AI Impact Summit hosted by India in the national capital Delhi, besides the bilateral summit in Mumbai.
PM Modi will inaugurate the summit on February 19. As many as 20 heads of states, including French President Macron, will be present at the inaugural session, Electronics and IT Secretary S Krishnan said.
