Stunned EU leaders yearn for Biden presidency -- ASAP
4 years ago

Stunned EU leaders yearn for Biden presidency -- ASAP

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — For European Union nations, Joe Biden’s Jan. 20 inauguration as the next U.S. president cannot come fast enough. “President Trump is already a thing of the past,” Prime Minister Antonio Costa of Portugal, which holds the EU’s rotating presidency, said Thursday. “Above all, I am looking forward to the new American President,” said EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen. Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte said Italy “can’t wait to work together with President Biden.” But right now it is unclear to what extent U.S. foreign policy has already fundamentally changed in a way that Biden could not — or might not want to — fully rectify. “However, we must remain on friendly terms, the allies, and we hope that we will be able to overcome the difficulties.” To smooth the way, the EU has already invited President-elect Biden to visit Brussels at the earliest opportunity, which Costa hopes might be during Portugal’s six-month presidency that ends in June.

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