Britain and France snub EU’s emergency Trump meeting
Split highlights difficulty EU faces co-ordinating response to US presidential election by: Duncan Robinson Britain and France on Sunday night snubbed a contentious EU emergency meeting to align the bloc’s approach to Donald Trump’s election, exposing rifts in Europe over the US vote. Hailed by diplomats as a chance to “send a signal of what the EU expects” from Mr Trump, the plan fell into disarray after foreign ministers from the bloc’s two main military powers declined to attend the gathering demanded by Berlin and Brussels. The meeting comes as Mr Trump appointed his key deputies. The president-elect chose...
Split highlights difficulty EU faces co-ordinating response to US presidential election by: Duncan Robinson Britain and France on Sunday night snubbed a contentious EU emergency meeting to align the bloc’s approach to Donald Trump’s election, exposing rifts in Europe...
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