macron that the europeans should increase their own military capacity, and that. not against nato. i think that a strong nato needs two legs. the american one and the european one. that s not the case for the moment. you ve got some people on one side of the argument like andreas mikaelis, german ambassador to the uk, saying the aukus partnership threatened the coherence and unity of the west. then you ve got people like shal michele, saying the tra ns atla ntic alliance between the eu and the us is paramount for security in the world. we have never put it into question in europe. there s a slight differing of tone, isn t there, within the eu now? no. the quote of shal michele is correct. this alliance is necessary, including to face the new challenges in the world, including to face the terrorism in the world. precisely because we need this alliance, we need trust
there s a difference of view there, because within the european union, people like the us european alliance. but i like the us european alliance. but an alliance is not an allegiance. it sounds like what you re saying is like president macron that the europeans should increase their own military capacity, and that. not against nato. i think that a strong nato needs two legs. the american one and the european one. that s not the case for the moment. you ve got some people on one side of the argument like andreas mikaelis, german ambassador to the uk, saying the aukus partnership threatened the coherence and unity of the west. then you ve got people like shal michele, saying the trans atlantic alliance between the eu and the us is paramount for security in the world. we have never put it into question in europe. there s a slight differing of tone, isn t there, within the eu now?
by his government, by the civil servants. there is no surprise. we know this situation is complex. now, we have to keep calm. we are already, on the european side i m no longer in charge we are ready to find operational solutions to discuss this solution in the framework of the protocol. but there will be no renegotiation. i was going to say operational discussions but, as you know, the uk brexit minister, david frost, has said, i urge the european union to think again and consider to reach agreement with us so that we can put in place something that will last. i see david frost as someone taking a huge responsibility vis a vis the peace in ireland, because they negotiate themselves this protocol. there is no surprise. in good faith, we asked them to respect the signature of the uk, to be careful about the reputation of the uk,
its position on this lack of trust and the very, very bad behaviour of our allies. and i think we have to discuss and to keep calm, and perhaps also to build a stronger way of european autonomy on defence. what is clear is that what we do not do for ourselves, nobody will come to do that in our place. that s what president macron is saying he s saying now that the europeans must stop being naive and that we need to react and show we have the power and capacity to defend ourselves. so you re agreeing with president macron on this particular point? both sides. all right. there s a difference of view there, because within the european union, people like the us european alliance. but i like the us european alliance. but an alliance is not an allegiance. it sounds like what you re saying is like president
the single market, madam, is our best asset. the main reason why the americans on one side, the chinese on the other side, respect the europeans is the single market, because the single market is much more than a free trade area. it is a kind of ecosystem with the same norms, the same regulations and supervisions and jurisdictions for 100 million people and 22 million businesses. so this is the key point of my negotiation, my mandate, to protect the single market. all right. you ve made your point. let me recall that the uk left the eu, not the contrary. 0k. there you are now here you re leaving that behind you, to some extent, and you re a candidate seeking the nomination of the centre right republican party in france to stand in the elections in april next year against emmanuel macron. and, you know, in all the kind of debates that are going on in france and so on, you are warning that other states, as you say, would follow the uk and leave the european union unless it