David Amiel

It has really been at the heart of what President Macron has been pushing for since his first election in 2017.

And it was true also under

other American administrations.

I believe that in an unstable world, it's very important that Europe asserts itself as a geopolitical power.

And that is, I believe, good for everyone.

And it's good for the U.S., but it's good for the world economy as well.

Because the more Europe is an engine for world growth, the more I think it will benefit everybody.

Well, I believe also that we have to learn what works behind Europe and especially in the US.

When you look at what the US has been really good at, there is no doubt that innovation is at the core of it.

And when you look at the way the US has engineered

public and private partnership, the key role that has been played in the U.S.

by major universities and research centers.

That's also something that Europe, at the European level, because it's a relevant scale to act, I believe, on this innovation agenda, has to learn from.

No, as you know, we don't believe in protectionism.

I think that innovation also flourishes on trade, on exchange of ideas and so on.

And that is really something that's at the heart also of the European economy to provide for this stable, open, predictive economy.

And when you look at the comparative advantage of the European and of the French economy, I believe that's part of it.

Definitely, I believe that Europeans should aim at creating European champions in tech.

France is now the most attractive country in Europe for foreign investment.

So the next frontier is really scaling up through supporting innovation, easing access to capital, streamlining certain regulations and so on.