Célia Belin talks to podcast host Gideon Rachman about Macron’s image, his diplomatic gaffes and his struggle to win support for his policies at home
We have the biggest players, such as Germany and France, and the business circles in these two countries, which have very vast, really, really vast interests in terms of returning to business as usual
Alicja Bachulska suggests that Europe was not on board with U.S.-led plans to isolate China
Now it is largely a matter of damage control … but Macron’s visit has had deep consequences and there is no clarity yet about what kind balance will ultimately emerge
Alicja Bachulska comments on German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock’s visit to Beijing
With Macron, this business delegation, it’s definitely a signal towards Beijing that economic cooperation is still very high on the agenda in Paris, but also at the level of the EU as a whole
Alicja Bachulska comments on von der Leyen and Macron’s visit to China and on relations between Brussels and Beijing
Throughout Europe, the pro-China season has come to an end and has been replaced by headwinds. The eyes of European diplomacies are focused on Rome, not without some concern.
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