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Joe Biden’s European Summit Marathon made several ticks on the European list.
Although a trip could not erase Donald Trump’s four-year bondage to US foreign policy, Biden received full sympathy points.
He showed that he is taking multilateralism and global governance seriously (G7). He assured the allies of the United States’ commitment to European security (NATO) and reshaped his image of deterring and combating authoritarian countries in his immediate and distant neighbors (China and Russia).
He reversed Trump’s view of the EU as a hostile group and took EU institutions very seriously, launching a number of joint initiatives on many topics.
In addition, he had a long conversation with Russia’s increasingly rogue Vladimir Putin, but he did not appear to be too weak.
Although this does not mean that we are living in a happy transatlantic marriage again, there is a reasonable relief to the revival of the transatlantic partnership.
But the crux remains.
For EU officials, apart from the kind words, Biden’s visit did not leave much trace, except for the breakthrough in the Airbus-Boeing dispute, which is known as the unresolved outcome of all other unresolved issues in the trade and agriculture sectors. ——From steel, beef hormones and genetically modified organisms to digital data transmission and antitrust matters.
For NATO allies, the final summit communiqué marked a geographical shift in focus, extending the concept of security from the North Atlantic region to the Indo-Pacific region. Will this stretch fly? The new strategic concept planned to be implemented in 2022 will show how to deal with all emerging threats and how to coordinate different threat domains.
But it is clear that the basic assumptions of the security policy must be revised.
In this sense, Biden’s trip marks the beginning of Washington’s goal of reviving transatlantic relations rather than the final determination.
If you have lived under a rock in the past week, we provide you with protection. Here are some post-summit reports for you to read:
EU in the world
Russia report. EU Chief Diplomat Joseph Borrell said in his submission of the European Commission’s proposal on a new strategy for EU-Russia relations this week that close cooperation with Russia is a “distant prospect” and the EU should prepare for further deterioration in relations with Moscow. . One of the main irritants, the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, Still unresolved.
After the meeting between US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin, members of the Green European Parliament and political parties from the neighboring countries of the Baltic Sea Expressed “resolutely opposed” And “against” the project.
My delegation? The European Union has approximately 140 delegations and offices around the world. While representing Brussels politically, it implements foreign action policies and funds.Now, the European Commission is investigating some European outposts that play a central role in the EU’s external assistance program Despite receiving instructions, they are still “passive” Jutta Urpilainen, Commissioner of International Partnerships, said that in order to actively engage with various local participants.
Refugee shelter. Turkey is still Largest refugee host country According to a new report by the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), there are nearly 3.7 million refugees worldwide, accounting for 15% of all cross-border displaced persons worldwide. Germany remains the largest host country in the European Union.
Defensive angle
“Strategic Stability”. US President Joe Biden and his Russian President Vladimir Putin have agree Participate in bilateral dialogues on “strategic stability” aimed at reducing the risk of unintentional conflict and limiting nuclear weapons.
Both sides confirmed that Moscow and Washington share responsibility for nuclear stability and will hold talks on possible changes to the recently extended new START arms limitation treaty, which was renewed for five years in January.
Beatrice Fihn, Executive Director of the International Movement for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons, said: “In the past 10 years, with the collapse of bilateral agreements, nuclear programs, and the increasing role of nuclear weapons and security doctrines, we have seen this extremely negative effect. Development.” ICAN) told EURACTIV during the Geneva summit.
According to her, the summit provided “an opportunity to start discussing how to return from a country”, but it also proposed “Expectations from other parts of the world are increasing,” and both sides took action.
An agreement is not expected to be reached soon, but at least they will speak.
Zoom in latest
Sofia-Skopje. Prime Minister of North Macedonia Zoran Zayev Visit Sofia with specific suggestions To end his country’s impasse in the EU integration process, his Bulgarian colleague Stefan Yanev announced that they will have in-depth discussions in the next few days.
However, the General Committee meeting scheduled for June 22 in Luxembourg is expected to see Bulgaria maintains its current position Regarding the negotiation framework for North Macedonia’s accession to the EU, this means that it has not yet joined the negotiations.
obstacle. The Russia-Belarus-Serbia military exercise is “No help” for Serbia’s EU road, The Serbian Rapporteur of the European Parliament, Vladimir Birchik, said, adding that a clear “foreign policy choice” would help the country move towards EU membership.
Eurasian Digest
Border tactics? The Prime Minister of Lithuania, Ingrida Simonite, stated that she believed Belarus is behind the recent surge in irregular immigration The President of Lithuania threatened that Lithuania would no longer prevent immigrants from crossing its western border. Vilnius confirmed, Number of undocumented immigrants The number of people detained in Lithuania after crossing the border from Belarus has increased.
Voting after the war. Armenians voted in parliamentary elections called by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Sunday to end a battle The political crisis triggered by his country’s humiliating military defeat I went to Azerbaijan last year. However, a vicious election campaign has been affected by radical comments, and there are fears that the election may further polarize the country.
What are we still reading
On our radar for the next few days…
The day-to-day business in Europe remains in the reality of the blockade until further notice. As Europe is slowly entering the summer vacation, we will keep you updated on all relevant EU foreign affairs news.
- Armenian parliamentary elections
| Sunday, June 20, 2021 | Yerevan, Armenia - Sanctions imposed by the Russian Foreign Affairs Commission on Belarus
| Monday, June 21, 2021 | Luxembourg - New round of peace talks in Libya
| Wednesday, June 23, 2021 | Berlin, Germany - Joint meeting of the AFET and SEDE committees on EU-U.S. relations
| Thursday, June 24, 2021 | Brussels, Belgium - Council of Europe
| June 24-25, 2021, Thursday to Friday | Brussels, Belgium
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