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Alexander De Croo, whose country holds the biannual presidency of the European Union, believes that we must “seize this perspective, placing Europe in a more solid position”.
The European Union must not fear a possible return of Donald Trump to the White House, but on the contrary seize the opportunity to become stronger, said Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo on Tuesday January 16 in Strasbourg, whose country assures the six-monthly presidency of the EU. “If 2024 brings us “America First” again, it will more than ever be Europe alone facing itself», declared Alexander De Croo in front of the MEPs.
“We should not fear this prospect. We must seize it, placing Europe in a more solid, stronger, more sovereign and more resilient position.“, he added. Alexander De Croo was speaking the day after Donald Trump’s victory in the Republican primary in Iowa which consolidated his status as Republican favorite in the US presidential election in November.
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Ukraine and the Middle East in the crosshairs
The return of Donald Trump to the White House worries Europeans, who fear seeing the former American president interrupt his country’s support for Ukraine at a time when the EU is also struggling to maintain its military and financial aid to kyiv .
They are also worried about the consequences of this possible return on the negotiations concerning the fight against global warming or on the future of the Middle East, due to the proximity of Donald Trump with the current Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who does not is not in favor of a two-state solution championed by the EU and current US President Joe Biden.
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