Europe needs a battle plan

Europe needs a battle plan

Europe is appalled. Donald Trump has delivered a wake-up call that it cannot ignore. We have long been in denial about the state of our relationship with America, knowing about our dependency, but have done nothing to correct it. This is classic bloc behaviour. It was the same during the euro crisis, when our leaders would keep on kicking the can down the road. They still do. Mark Carney, however, understands the need for action. The new Canadia…

BRUSSELS.- There are some phrases that are heard in all the buildings of the European Union (EU) in this city. That the world is different since January 20th. That they are still in shock. That the EU was born of a crisis and is strengthened every time it faces a new one. In all meetings, in all press conferences, the same person is spoken – Donald Trump – although many times his name is not even pronounced. “The new government of the United Sta…

France and the United Kingdom are now the leaders of military power in Europe, according to the Czech prime minister, despite the fact that Britain has left the European Union.