EU diplomacy chief Josep Borrell, who retires on December 1, believes that the return of the newly elected US President Donald Trump to the White House should make the EU grow.
„We must do the same with Trump as we did with Brexit: act together and not allow ourselves to be divided. Trump's concept of "America First" harmful to the world and Europe”. “The return of Trump should make Europe grow”, he added.
„Let's think about the promise to raise import tariffs, but also about issues like climate change or transatlantic security solidarity,” Borel said. He also advocated the “promotion of the “Made in Europe” in the field of defense".
As for the situation in the Middle East, according to Borrell, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seems to want to continue military operations in the Gaza Strip, where a ceasefire is needed. "I'm afraid it won't be easy to achieve this in the short term," the diplomat said. He added that there is no common position among EU members on the Middle East conflict.