There are many disagreements between the leaders of France and Germany, but there is one issue on which they have a common position: they do not like the idea to move production from Europe to the United States.
«They agreed that recent American state subsidy plans represent market-distorting measures that aim to convince companies to shift their production to the U.S.,» Politico writes with reference to people familiar with their discussions.
France and Germany plan to discuss with Washington unfair competition, at the same time they assure that they are ready to hit back if necessary.
It is important to note that «Berlin — which has traditionally been more reluctant when it comes to confronting the U.S. in trade disputes — is indeed backing the French push. Scholz agrees that the EU will need to roll out countermeasures similar to the U.S. scheme if Washington refuses to address key concerns voiced by Berlin and Paris» is stated in article.
Isn’t this another example of the lack of unity in the West that Putin announced yesterday at Valdai?