Elon Musk has criticized the whole of Europe with a series of demonstrations by the leaders of the continent.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has accused US tech billionaire Elon Musk of leading a “global movement” and warned that the rights could reshape European politics.
Musk, who has been appointed as an adviser in the administration of US President-elect Donald Trump, has angered Europe in recent weeks with a series of attacks by the continent's leaders, including Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany and Prime Minister Keir of the United Kingdom. A star maker.
Musk also made headlines in Spain on Sunday by commenting on a story that said rape convictions in Spain's Catalonia region were mostly carried out by foreigners.
Heading an event in Madrid to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of dictator Francisco Franco on Wednesday, Sanchez accused Musk of leading an “international reactionary” group that “openly attacks our institutions, incites hatred and openly calls for the successors of Nazism in the upcoming elections.” in Germany”.
“Autonomies are advancing all over the world,” Sanchez said, warning that “the party we thought we had left is now the third largest political party in Europe” adding that the right is supported by “the richest man in the world.”, referring to Musk, whom he did not name. name.
The comments come after Mr Musk gave strong support to the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in the country's elections on 23 February.
The billionaire has also called for Starmer to be removed and promoted released from prison Tommy Robinson, a UK far-right activist who is serving 18 months for contempt of court.
The EU tries to respond
The European Union is grappling with how to respond to the disruption that Mr. Musk sees. Some European governments are pushing the European Commission to use its legal instruments.
“Either the European Commission is using the existing rules too strongly to protect our special area or not, and in that case, it should consider giving back powers to EU member states,” French Foreign Minister Jean. – Noel Barrot told French radio station Inter earlier on Wednesday.
The issue is testing the EU's willingness to meet Musk directly and pose a threat against the Trump administration, as well as the strength of the bloc's Digital Services Act (DSA), which regulates the activities of social media platforms in the EU.
A spokesman for the Commission said this week that the DSA had become a tool to help combat threats caused by social networks and said a political decision had been made not to respond directly to Musk's tweets and “start a conflict”. Reuters newspaper said.
Musk last month called German Chancellor Olaf Scholz an “idiot” who should resign after the deadly attack in Germany. On Thursday, Musk will use his platform to host an interview with AfD head Alice Weidel.
Scholz responded by calling it cold. “Don't feed the trolls,” he told German weekly Stern on January 4.
French President Emmanuel Macron took aim at Musk earlier this week.
“Ten years ago, who would have believed if we were told that the owner of the largest social network in the world … interfered in an election, including in Germany?” he said.
Musk has also been critical of the UK's Starmer and his government, in the near future in the case of child abuse more than ten years ago.
Starmer on Monday to be criticized “who are spreading lies and lies as far as possible” without mentioning Musk by name.