France's Macron says planned U.S. tariffs 'a waste of time'

Record ID: 1986366

  • Title: France's Macron says planned U.S. tariffs 'a waste of time'
  • Date: 27th March 2025
  • Summary: PARIS, FRANCE (MARCH 27, 2025) (REUTERS) FRENCH PRESIDENT, EMMANUEL MACRON, ARRIVING FOR NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (French) FRENCH PRESIDENT, EMMANUEL MACRON, SAYING: “I think it (planned tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump) is not a good idea. I’ve said this to President Trump, I told him yesterday, and I will keep telling him. At a moment when we can see well the ma
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  • Keywords: France Macron Trump US cars tariffs
  • Location: PARIS, FRANCE
  • City: PARIS, FRANCE
  • Country: France
  • Topics: Europe,Government/Politics,International Trade
  • Reuters ID: LVA001213227032025RP1
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  • Story Text: French president Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday (March 27) he had told United States president Donald Trump that his tariffs proposal was not a good idea.
    "This is not the time to impose tariffs on us... Imposing tariffs disrupts value chains, creates an inflationary effect in the short term and destroys jobs. So it's not good for the U.S. or European economies," he said.
    Macron was speaking after some 30 leaders met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Paris on Thursday to discuss how to strengthen Kyiv's position and assess how they could play a role if a peace deal is struck with Russia.
    He said the European Union will reciprocate the tariffs if they do take effect and added that the decision is "a waste of time."
    Asked about the situation of French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, who was sentenced to five years in jail for undermining national unity, Macron called on the highest Algerian authorities to free him.
    "I hope there can be humanitarian decisions by the highest Algerian authorities to give him back his freedom and allow him be treated for the disease he is fighting," Macron said.
    (Production: Antony Paone, Ardee Napolitano)
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