(ANSA) - ROME, APRIL 13 - "Macron's statements have divided the West and strengthened our autocratic competitors. It was a false start for an urgent debate on Europe's relations with China".
So via Twitter the president of the EPP, the German Manfred Weber.
"We have called for a plenary debate next week to assess the damage and find a more constructive way forward," Weber added.
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