Reference News Network, January 9 report. According to AFP, on January 9, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barro said that the European political order "is now in danger," sharply criticized France's long-time ally, the United States, and rebutted the U.S. claim that Europe is facing "civilization erasure."
Barro made these remarks during his annual speech to French ambassadors stationed in various countries. Now, in the face of Washington's increasingly assertive posture on the world stage and U.S. President Trump's ambitions regarding Greenland, European countries are busy coordinating a unified response.
Barro said: "No, European civilization will not slowly die out."
He said: "But yes, our political order is now in danger, despite our valuable stability in an unpredictable world, and despite our huge technological, cultural, and financial wealth."
The Trump administration's national security strategy released in December last year launched a fierce attack on Europe, claiming it faces "civilization erasure" due to immigration, and called for "building resilience" among right-wing parties.
This French foreign minister said: "No, Europe is not on the brink of civilization erasure. Those self-righteous voices who make such claims should be wary of their own extinction."
But according to Barro, the EU "is threatened by external adversaries who are trying to break the bonds that unite us."
He called the United States "an ally with whom we do not always agree."
Barro said: "We also have the right to say 'no' to a historic ally, no matter how historic it is, when its proposals are unacceptable, we must say 'no'." (Translated by Liu Xiaoyan)
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