French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke in Paris of the challenge posed by US President Donald Trump.
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00:00French President Macron and German Chancellor Strauss met at the Elysee Palace in Paris
00:07to speak of the importance of European sovereignty and unity in response to the challenges posed
00:14by the new U.S. administration led by Donald Trump.
00:17It is a great pleasure for me to welcome you to the Elysee.
00:20Our position is clear.
00:23Europe is a large economic space with around 450 million citizens.
00:28We are strong.
00:30We stand together.
00:32Europe will not duck and hide, but will be a constructive and self-confident partner.
00:40On this basis, we will work well together with the U.S. and the new American president.
00:48Macron also called on France and Germany to take a leading role in building a strong and
00:54united Europe capable of defending its interests whilst maintaining transatlantic ties.
01:00He also underlined that the Franco-German partnership remained essential for European
01:05strength and stability.
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