Trust between EU, US at all time low
Jerome Hughes
Press TV, Brussels
A debate in the European Parliament underlines the extent to which trust between the EU and the US has diminished. Many lawmakers say it's time the 27-country bloc learned to stand on its own two feet.
We had become well used to hearing Donald Trump being slated in the European Parliament during debates but perhaps didn't expect that his successor, Joe Biden, would also attract scathing criticism.
AUKUS relates to a new military pact between Canberra, London and Washington. It means a deal involving France building submarines for Australia has been scrapped. This has created big tensions between the EU and the US. The reaction from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to the tensions has not gone down well.
Some legislators say the EU can no longer talk about values while at the same time cowering to America.
Many members of the parliament claim the Donald Trump era proved that EU leaders will never stand up to the United States.
For example, what did they do when Trump tried to start trade wars, took the US out of the Paris climate agreement, withdrew funding for Palestinian refugees and supported Israel's illegal occupation program? What about his rubbishing of the World Health Organization amid a global pandemic?
Lawmakers say revelations that the US continues to spy on top EU politicians, officials and institutions has also eroded trust. Experts agree.
Members of the European Parliament say Biden's failure to rejoin the Iran nuclear deal, despite indicating he would, also illustrates how the United States cannot be trusted.
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