13
Nov
2024
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EU-US relations in light of the outcome of the US presidential elections (debate)
Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the re-election of Donald Trump is bound to have a decisive impact on international political relations. If his first term in the White House is a foretaste of his second, then we should prepare for a Euro-Atlantic relationship that will probably not be at all calm. Contempt for international law and multilateral organisations – such as the United Nations, relinquishing the drive for the green transition, the new trade war – possibly – between the European Union and the United States, cutting aid to Ukraine and effectively distancing ourselves from alliances such as NATO – are challenges to which we will have to respond. The Union should be able to stand alone in the international environment, not hesitate to take action and protect its economy, its industrial base and, ultimately, its social cohesion. To be able to defend its borders from any kind of threat and from any revisionist force. Finally, it will become strategically autonomous.