"Protection doesn't mean #protectionism, but today's Europeans are too naive," #Macron added.

"The Europeans are the only ones not to protect their own companies & their own markets, when the other countries don't respect the level playing field."

He called for more Chinese foreign direct investment in #Europe "in some key sectors to contribute to our growth, to transfer some technologies".

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"Protection doesn't mean #protectionism, but today's Europeans are too naive," #Macron added.

"The Europeans are the only ones not to protect their own companies & their own markets, when the other countries don't respect the level playing field."

He called for more Chinese foreign direct investment in #Europe "in some key sectors to contribute to our growth, to transfer some technologies".

#geopolitics #tariffs #economy #NewWorldOrder #law #InternationalLaw #WEF

In creating one of the world’s largest #FreeTrade zones, the accord — pushed by #SouthAmerica’s renowned cattle-raising countries & #Europe’s industrial sectors craving new markets for cars & machines — brings together a #market of more than 700 million #consumers that accounts for a quarter of #global #GDP.

#geopolitics #trade #economy #inflation #tariffs #EU #Mercosur #protectionism #NewWorldOrder

In creating one of the world’s largest #FreeTrade zones, the accord — pushed by #SouthAmerica’s renowned cattle-raising countries & #Europe’s industrial sectors craving new markets for cars & machines — brings together a #market of more than 700 million #consumers that accounts for a quarter of #global #GDP.

#geopolitics #trade #economy #inflation #tariffs #EU #Mercosur #protectionism #NewWorldOrder

The signing ceremony in Paraguay’s humid capital of Asunción marks a major geopolitical victory for the #EU in an age of #Trump #tariffs & surging #China exports, expanding the bloc’s foothold in a #resource-rich region increasingly contested by Washington & Beijing.

#geopolitics #trade #economy #inflation #Europe #Mercosur #SouthAmerica #FreeTrade #protectionism #NewWorldOrder

The #EU & the #Mercosur bloc of #SouthAmerica countries formally signed a long-sought landmark #FreeTrade agreement on Saturday, capping more than a quarter-century of torturous negotiations to strengthen #commercial ties in the face of rising #protectionism & #trade tensions around the world.

#geopolitics #economy #Trump #tariffs #inflation #Europe #NewWorldOrder

The signing ceremony in Paraguay’s humid capital of Asunción marks a major geopolitical victory for the #EU in an age of #Trump #tariffs & surging #China exports, expanding the bloc’s foothold in a #resource-rich region increasingly contested by Washington & Beijing.

#geopolitics #trade #economy #inflation #Europe #Mercosur #SouthAmerica #FreeTrade #protectionism #NewWorldOrder

The #EU & the #Mercosur bloc of #SouthAmerica countries formally signed a long-sought landmark #FreeTrade agreement on Saturday, capping more than a quarter-century of torturous negotiations to strengthen #commercial ties in the face of rising #protectionism & #trade tensions around the world.

#geopolitics #economy #Trump #tariffs #inflation #Europe #NewWorldOrder