Macron yesterday called upon Europe to "rediscover taste for risk, ambition, and power" and reject dependence on the U.S.

Speaking during his two-day visit to Portugal, Macron said that Europe must be "more united and stronger than ever" and take decisive steps in "technological, industrial and defense matters."

"I see a lot of people in Europe saying, 'we'll have to be nice to the Americans, it'll pass, we have to bend our backs,'" Macron said in comments quoted by BFM TV.

But "submission is not an answer," the French president added, warning Europe against entering into a "happy vassalage" nostr:note1le6t3re5zfy6qethtkc6sjmjp9dmyvnqhhmkpevzahy6mg4eez6s4murj8