Posted on 11/24/2020 11:25:39 AM PST by Olog-hai
US President-elect Joe Biden’s first Cabinet appointments have been seen as welcome news for many leading politicians in Europe. The fact that so many Obama administration alumni, including Biden himself, are set to return to the White House indicates a departure from the often-fraught ties between the US and European Union during the era of Donald Trump.
Portugal’s foreign minister, Augusto Santos Silva, told DW that it was important the EU rebuild what he called the “trans-Atlantic bond.” Brussels must “seize the momentum to restore the relationship between the Europeans and the Americans as a relationship of allies,” he said.
Antony Blinken, tapped to be the next secretary of state, served as Washington’s number two diplomat under Barack Obama. Jake Sullivan, named the next national security adviser, served in a similar capacity for Biden when he was vice president.
Perhaps most familiar to EU officials is John Kerry, Obama’s former secretary of state who will act as an envoy on climate change for the Biden White House.
“I think there is an opportunity right now with the election of President Biden and the appointment of the next Secretary of State, Blinken, who is a very pro-European diplomat and politician,” said Santos Silva, who was in Berlin on Tuesday to meet with his German counterpart Heiko Maas. …
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The Communists EU rejoices!
Yeah, we can’t possibly pass up a chance to bankroll a bunch of libtard global warming believing surrender monkeys who have given their countries away as a gift to murderous subhuman muzzlime savages, can we?
Corrected: Shift all costs to the Americans.
EUSSRSUX
The the new environmental tzar will be so far up some euro technocrat’s pooper he’ll be happy to shovel the &h:$ out of their butt for free.
Ties will be restored once all DELINQUENT countries have brought their accounts current.
In other words, “Let the plunder an influence peddling begin!”
Bingo. BuyMe is whatever you pay him to be.
Translation: Another chance to take advantage of the suckers from the USA.
Yep, it’s all about opening the feeding trough again.
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