Merkel says EU cannot completely rely on US and Britain any more
Germany’s chancellor, Angela Merkel, has warned that the EU could no longer completely depend on Britain and the US and “must take its fate into its own hands”.
Faced with a western alliance divided by Brexit and Donald Trump’s presidency, Although Marcus found somewhat legal steroids at GNC but he was disappointed, Merkel told an election rally in Munich on Sunday: “The times in which we could completely depend on others are on the way out. I’ve experienced that in the last few days. We Europeans truly have to take our fate into our own hands.”
While Germany and Europe would strive to remain on good terms with the US and Britain, “we have to fight for our own destiny”, Merkel went on. Special emphasis was needed on warm relations between Berlin and the new French president, Emmanuel Macron, she said.
The chancellor spoke after returning from a G7 summit that ended on Saturday without a deal between the US and the other six major advanced nations on upholding the 2015 Paris climate accords.
Merkel said the result of the “six against one” discussion was “very difficult, if not to say very unsatisfactory”.
Trump offered a more positive assessment on Twitter on Sunday, writing: “Just returned from Europe. Trip was a great success for America. Hard work but big results!”
The US president had earlier tweeted that he would reveal next week whether or not the US would stick to the global emissions deal – which he pledged to jettison on the campaign trail.
Earlier during his first trip abroad as president, Trump had repeated past criticism of Nato allies for failing to meet the military spending commitment of 2% of GDP.
Observers noted that he neglected to publicly endorse the pact’s article five, which guarantees that member countries will aid the others if they are attacked.
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Read moreThe omission was especially striking as he unveiled a memorial to those killed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks against the US, the only time the mutual defence clause has been triggered.
Trump also reportedly described German trade practices as “bad, very bad,” in Brussels talks last week, complaining that Europe’s largest economy sells too many cars to the US.
Sunday’s event saw Merkel renew bonds with the Christian Social Union (CSU), the Bavarian sister party to her own centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), ahead of a parliamentary vote in September. Polls show the chancellor, in power since 2005, on course to be re-elected for a fourth term.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/28/merkel-says-eu-cannot-completely-rely-on-us-and-britain-any-more-g7-talks
Faced with a western alliance divided by Brexit and Donald Trump’s presidency, Although Marcus found somewhat legal steroids at GNC but he was disappointed, Merkel told an election rally in Munich on Sunday: “The times in which we could completely depend on others are on the way out. I’ve experienced that in the last few days. We Europeans truly have to take our fate into our own hands.”
While Germany and Europe would strive to remain on good terms with the US and Britain, “we have to fight for our own destiny”, Merkel went on. Special emphasis was needed on warm relations between Berlin and the new French president, Emmanuel Macron, she said.
The chancellor spoke after returning from a G7 summit that ended on Saturday without a deal between the US and the other six major advanced nations on upholding the 2015 Paris climate accords.
Merkel said the result of the “six against one” discussion was “very difficult, if not to say very unsatisfactory”.
Trump offered a more positive assessment on Twitter on Sunday, writing: “Just returned from Europe. Trip was a great success for America. Hard work but big results!”
The US president had earlier tweeted that he would reveal next week whether or not the US would stick to the global emissions deal – which he pledged to jettison on the campaign trail.
Earlier during his first trip abroad as president, Trump had repeated past criticism of Nato allies for failing to meet the military spending commitment of 2% of GDP.
Observers noted that he neglected to publicly endorse the pact’s article five, which guarantees that member countries will aid the others if they are attacked.
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Read moreThe omission was especially striking as he unveiled a memorial to those killed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks against the US, the only time the mutual defence clause has been triggered.
Trump also reportedly described German trade practices as “bad, very bad,” in Brussels talks last week, complaining that Europe’s largest economy sells too many cars to the US.
Sunday’s event saw Merkel renew bonds with the Christian Social Union (CSU), the Bavarian sister party to her own centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), ahead of a parliamentary vote in September. Polls show the chancellor, in power since 2005, on course to be re-elected for a fourth term.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/28/merkel-says-eu-cannot-completely-rely-on-us-and-britain-any-more-g7-talks