Ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration as 47th President of the United States on 20 January, Renew Europe called on European leaders to unite and defend European interests and values.
The decades-long transatlantic alliance has brought prosperity and security, and the Group expects and hopes that our American friends will be as convinced as us that a strong EU-US relationship, including support for NATO, is a reciprocal added value on both sides of the Atlantic.
“The transatlantic alliance is powerful, precious, and should be nurtured. Europeans must do their share and show clear ambition to take real leadership, by boosting defense capabilities and raising their voices to defend Europe. We warn explicitly about the realistic danger of a new era of total disruption regarding rule of law, global order and a hidden anti-democratic agenda, driven by Donald Trump. Europe must not tolerate that," said Renew Europe President Valérie Hayer MEP.
“We Europeans must be united, strong in our core principles, and autonomous. Only in this way can the relationship be balanced. And when Renew Europe speaks of working on economic security or defending our strategic interests in Europe, for example, it is precisely with this goal in mind," added Sophie Wilmès MEP, Vice-Chair of the European Parliament Delegation for relations with the United States.