BRUSSELS — Countries are ready to work with reliable trade partners in Europe after United States President Donald Trump’s blanket trade tariffs upended global markets, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told POLITICO.
“In a more and more unpredictable global environment, countries are lining up to work with us,” the Commission president said without naming Trump or the U.S.
In recent weeks she has spoken to leaders from Iceland, New Zealand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Canada, India and the United Arab Emirates who were looking for “strong, reliable partners.”
The global order is “shifting more deeply than at any time since the Cold War ended,” von der Leyen added.
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