EU leaders trade minister meet in Warsaw as bloc continues to work handle challenges US president presentsHungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán, on the other hand, is clearly enjoying life under Trump and the effect the US president is having on the EU.In a post after yesterday’s ‘leaders retreat’ in Brussels, he said that it was “a strange gathering” as “everyone in Brussels can see the Trump tornado coming, but most still think they can get away from it,” before adding: “They won’t.”In 14 days, Donald Trump has already turned the world upside down with a few measures. … Everything that the bureaucrats in Brussels have tried to force down our throats in recent years is over.President Trump will stand up for American interests, even against Europe. The European Union faces difficult months ahead and the bureaucrats in Brussels are going to have a tough time.We need to make an agreement, a deal, to preserve our economic relations with the United States. And a really good deal can be made by those who not only know but also respect each other. We always knew that President Trump would return, so we were prepared. We are constantly negotiating and we will make a good deal with the new administration of the United States.And what about the bureaucrats in Brussels? You’ve made your bed, now lie in it!If you are weak, he eats you. And if you don’t negotiate, he kills you. He is losing the appetite on Europe. This is how we should deal with him: be strong, but be united. It is like a wedding. I was a mayor, I did a lot of weddings before being a prime minister, but I was also a lawyer, did a lot of divorces. The most important thing is to speak together, and when you have problems … to discuss, to be around the table.I worked for years with him, with Donald, and we survived. And her survived it too. So I am convinced that we are all going to survive and have a strong economy. It is in no one’s interest trying to weaken someone. And I told you, the best thing is that he is not hungry for Europe.Usually the cleverest is the one who gives up, but here is something where you would have to answer. If there are attacks, you have to defend. Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2025-02-04 09:18:00
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‘If you’re weak, he eats you’: Luxembourg’s foreign minister issues advice to EU on handling Trump – Europe live
