Starmer on the prime of European heads of state and authorities makes an attempt to relaunch the EU relations | EUROtoday

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Officially we’ll solely speak about protection and safety on Monday night on the prime of the European heads of state and authorities in Brussels, however for Keir Starmer two different themes will likely be equally necessary.

The Labor chief is the primary British premier to take part in an EU summit since Brexit, and subsequently the assembly tonight is a symbolic event, but in addition the appropriate time to offer concreteness to that relaunch of the relations between London and Brussels that Starmer has promised a number of occasions.

The web site of the dinner between the chief can also be symbolic: the Palais d’Egmont, the place in 1972 the then British premier Ted Heath signed the treaty that marked the entry of the United Kingdom into the European Economic Community.

The second query that may inevitably be mentioned is the affect of the brand new business coverage of the American newly president Donald Trump and particularly the duties that threaten to impose imports from each the EU and the United Kingdom. Trump has hinted that London may very well be spared, so long as he behaves nicely. A method within the title of “Divide et impera” that goals to create a furrow between London and Brussels.

For now, Starmer has performed the funambolo, searching for a steadiness between his declared will to revive nearer relationships with the EU and his equally repeated dedication to safeguard the “special relationship” with the United States.

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