On US state visit, Macron to draw the line on American protectionism • FRANCE 24 English

Just a year ago, relations between the United States and France were at a low point, a very public dispute between the two countries caused Paris to sign a valuable submarine agreement with Australia, and in Fallout, President Emmanuel Macron registered the French ambassador in United States for your consultation now like Macron. heads to Washington on a

state

visit

, the two countries are interested in showing that they have left all their problems behind, the meeting will be the first

state

visit

of Joe Biden's presidency and Washington has not left the world with illusions about why I chose France for the occasion.

I mean, if you look at what's happening in Ukraine, look at what's happening in the Indo-Pacific and the tensions with China. France is really at the center of all those things and President Macron has been a dynamic leader. within the G7, particularly there in Europe, then the president felt that this was exactly the right and most appropriate country to start state visits along with those issues, the just passed US inflation reduction law. , which has been a starting point between The two countries will also be on the agenda of talks. The legislation provides tax credits to consumers who purchase green technology made in the U.S., including electric vehicles.

Brussels has argued that the subsidies amount to unfair

protectionism

, while France says the law threatens to endanger European manufacturers. at a competitive disadvantage, as if the rail transition and energy crisis were not challenging enough, we now have to deal with some of the negative impact of the US inflation reduction law. Behind these measures imposed by the United States lies a much more important risk, I believe, which is a complete change in the flow of investment despite the concerns of Europe, the White House maintains that the legislation contributes greatly to the United States United meet global efforts to stop climate change.