Macron: EU ‘Must Not Hesitate’ to Use Anti-Coercion Instrument Against U.S. Tariff Threats

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that the European Union “should not hesitate” to deploy its Anti-Coercion Instrument in response to U.S. tariff threats linked to Greenland.

Speaking at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Macron stated that Europe must become “more realistic” in defending its interests as global competition intensifies and rules-based governance weakens.

Addressing escalating trade tensions, Macron criticized the United States for the “endless accumulation of new tariffs,” describing the approach as “completely unacceptable.”

“It becomes even more serious when tariffs are used as leverage against territorial sovereignty,” he said.

Macron urged a renewed commitment to effective multilateralism, warning that international law is being violated and collective governance is being undermined, creating a world where the “law of the strongest” increasingly prevails.