Belgium No Longer Considers the United States to Be the Country's and the EU's Closest Ally, According to a Document Seen by the FT Newspaper
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Internal paper urges closer ties with US states, cities, Congress while maintaining engagement with Trump administration
In the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, changes in U.S. policy may jeopardize a number of important interests of Belgium and the European Union.
NATO remains united, but Europe starts preparing for a less reliable America
Allies are hedging against the US: why Brussels, Madrid and Paris no longer see Washington as their most reliable partner Belgium no longer regards the United States as an unequivocally reliable ally. In its new foreign policy strategy, developments in Washington are described as a factor capable of threatening Belgium's and the EU's vital interests. Until recently, such wording regarding NATO's main partner would have seemed almost unthinkable.…
The Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a closed working note, proposed a revision of the approach to relations with Washington, D.C., dated 27 October 2025, prepared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which is responsible for relations with the countries of the Americas.
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A confidential Belgian document has warned of the danger the Trump administration poses to the interests of Brussels and Europeans, calling for diversifying partnerships and building relationships with opponents of the US government.
Media: The Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has prepared an internal strategy paper in which it stated that the United States, under Trump's leadership, is not a reliable ally
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