June’s G-7 summit in Evian will mark the final major set-piece before Macron steps down next year and is shaping up as a crucial encounter for the transatlantic relationship. The US president has been attacking the European Union on multiple fronts since his return to the White House, threatening to take control of Greenland from Denmark, forcing through an unbalanced trade deal, and labeling efforts to regulate US tech firms as an affront to the bloc’s fundamental values. Emmanuel Macron is preparing for one more big moment on the world stage – and it looks like he wants to mark it with a fight with Donald Trump over social media and free speech. The French leader said Thursday that protecting children from the harms of social media and artificial intelligence will be a priority for his country’s Group of Seven presidency, in a direct challenge to the Trump administration, which has lined up with US tech firms and made free speech a cornerstone of its foreign policy. What should we expect between Trump and Macron ?
