French President Emmanuel Macron offered advice to the European Union following the victory of Republican candidate Donald Trump in the US elections. The leader believes the time has come for a coordinated strategy,

On Nov. 6, Macron congratulated Trump on his election win. “Congratulations, President Donald Trump,” the French president said in a Twitter post. “Ready to work together as we did for four years. With your convictions and mine.

The French president was among the first international leaders to react, even before the results were officially announced.

The leaders of France and Germany have called on the European Union to build a “more united, stronger and more sovereign” continent in the face of Donald Trump’s historic election victory in the United States.

The European Union must be united and coordinate closely in view of Donald Trump's coming return to the White House, the leaders of the bloc's two main powers, Germany and France, said on Wednesday after holding talks to coordinate their response.

The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, presented a proposal for the 27 member states of the European Union to coordinate their strategy on how to strengthen Europe in light of Donald Trump's triumph in the presidential elections in the United States,