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Macron wants EU to target US Big Tech after new Trump tariff threat


France doesn’t want the EU to take Trump’s bluster lying down.

The French government appears likely to fall next month over the prime minister’s spending plans. France is facing political and financial turmoil over Bayrou’s inability to slash the budget deficit. The “Nicolas picks up the tab” online campaign evokes uncomfortable memories of the Yellow Vests protests.

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