Macron criticizes Germany over the energy price crisis
The French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday criticized Germany’s measures to tackle the energy crisis, accusing the allied country of seeking to implement a national strategy instead of a European one.
According to AFP, the French president urged Germany to show European solidarity in the face of rising energy prices, warning of a disruption of balance in terms of competition if it completed its national plan.
Macron’s words come on the heels of Germany’s announcement of an aid plan with financial resources of 200 billion euros to support families and companies, which made it vulnerable to criticism from European partners, for showing more European solidarity.
The French president recalled the vaccine crisis during the Coronavirus epidemic, saying: “Our continent, Europe, as happened during the Covid crisis, is facing a moment of truth… We must act with unity of class and solidarity”.
Macron continued, “We cannot move forward with national policies because this causes an imbalance in the European continent… But if we want to be consistent, we must not adopt national strategies, but rather a European strategy”.
The leaders of the European Union are scheduled to meet during a summit to be held in Brussels next Thursday and Friday, to develop a unified mechanism to combat the rise in energy prices against the backdrop of the Ukraine war.
In this direction, Macron stressed the need for German solidarity towards Europe as long as there is European solidarity towards Germany.
