Six days after the new United States Security Strategy was announced, a response has finally arrived from the president of the European Commission (EC). The German has defended that “no one should interfere in the affairs of the European Union”, after, in the heat of the controversial document, even the tenant of the White House, Donald Trump, said that Europe is “weak” and that it faces its own “destruction.” His story about how the old continent is losing its soul and principles, he says, with policies such as immigration.
“No one is supposed to interfere, without a doubt,” declared the head of the community bloc in an interview with the newspaper in Brussels (Belgium), when asked about the US strategy, which states that Europe faces an “wiping of civilization” in the coming years and which criticizes efforts to control far-right parties.
In a lukewarm response to the forceful statements of the American president, he has declared that it is not up to them, with regard to elections, to decide who will be the leader of a country, but to the citizens. “That is the sovereignty of the voters, and it must be protected,” he added. “It is not up to us, in elections, to decide who will be the leader of the country, but to the people… That is the sovereignty of the voters, and it must be protected,” he insisted.
“Erased” from civilization
The US Strategy claims that Europe faces a “civilizational erasure” in the next 20 years or so, a narrative that has gone down well with European far-right leaders, including the Hungarian prime minister, as well as in Russia. The document also harshly criticizes European efforts to control ultra parties, calling them political censorship (which extends to the media and friendly networks, such as X), and speaks of “cultivating resistance to Europe’s current trajectory within European nations.”
Von der Leyen said in her speech that this is one of the reasons why the EU proposed the , aimed at intensifying the fight against foreign online interference, including in elections. The head of the Commission stated that she has always maintained an excellent working relationship with the American presidents, and that this continues to be the current situation. However, he stressed that Europe should focus on itself rather than comparing itself to other countries.
On the other hand, in an attempt to ease tensions, he has stated that he has always maintained a good working relationship with American presidents, although he has emphasized that Europe should focus on itself rather than comparing itself to other countries.
“From the bottom of my heart, I am a convinced transatlanticist”
“From the bottom of my heart, I am a convinced transatlanticist. But what is so important? [Lo que es] “It is important that we take pride in being the European Union, that we value our strength and that we face the challenges we face,” he said.
“Of course, our relationship with the United States has changed. Why? Because we are changing. And it is so important that we keep this in mind: what is our position? What is our strength? Let’s work on it. Let’s be proud of it. Let’s defend a unified Europe. This is our task… [reflexionar sobre nosotros mismos] and feel proud of ourselves,” insisted the German conservative, to applause from the audience.
