EU must learn to live without US leadership under Biden, say analysts
by Agence France-Presse
November 9, 2020
The EU will once again have a cooperative US partner when Joe Biden becomes president, but Europeans should harbour no illusions: Washington will be no globo-cop nor NATO’s big protector, leaders and analysts say.
“Great day for US and Europe, we look forward to working together with new administration to rebuild our partnership,†the EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell said in a tweet congratulating Biden on his election victory over President Donald Trump.
But Jean-Claude Juncker, former European Commission president, earlier offered a typically blunt assessment: “Joe Biden isn’t going to change Washington’s approach to international issues overnight, because he can’t.â€
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