French president Emmanuel Macron likens Europe to a herbivore in a combative speech at the European Political Community summit in Budapest.
“We tend to think we should delegate our geopolitics to the United States. Our growth model to our Chinese clients, and our technological innovations to American hyperscalers. That’s not the best idea.
I believe we can take back control.
For me it’s simple.
The world is made up of herbivores and carnivores, if we decide to remain herbivores, the carnivores will win and we will remain a market for them. I think at the very least, it wouldn’t be bad to choose to be omnivores.
I don't want to be aggressive, I just want us to know how to defend ourselves and each of these issues.
I don’t want Europe to become a big stage filled with herbivores. That carnivores will come to devour whenever it suits them. “ Macron said.