New allies will be sought by the EU towards US President Donald Trump, according to what the President of the European Commission said, today (21.1.2025) in . “Our absolute priority will be to engage in dialogue without waiting, to consider what our common interests are and to prepare for negotiation,” said Ursula von der Leien, who made one of the first speeches at the opening of the annual World Economic Forum conference, Davos 2025, Swiss ski resort. CORVERSE “We will be realistic, but we will not renounce our principles. To protect our interests and defend our values,” he added. She also defended the Paris Climate Agreement, which “maintained the best hope for all mankind”. Donald Trump announced the United States’ exit from this agreement, as he had done during his first term, again endangering global efforts to slow the global warming. “Europe will remain on track and continue to work with all countries that want to protect nature and stop global warming,” the President of the Commission stressed. Waiting to see how the relationship with the new American president, who is going to speak on Thursday in Davos through a video conference, Ursula von der Leien said: “Europe will continue to promote cooperation, not only with our old friends, who share our values, but also with all the countries with which we have common interests. The message we are sending to the rest of the world is simple: we are ready for dialogue with you, if this can lead to mutual advantages,” he also assured. The European Union is particularly ready to “tense hand” in China and “deepen” its relationship with Beijing, assured, while Chinese Deputy Prime Minister Ding Swessang was to succeed it in the step: “It is time to balance our relationship with China again, in a spirit of justice and reciprocity,” he said. von der Leien also announced a trip to another major emerging economy, India, aimed “to strengthen the strategic partnership that links the European Union to the most multihuman country and the largest democracy in the world.” Source: RES – ICM
Davos 2025: Our priority is dialogue with the US, states Von der Leien
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