EU commission chief
Jean-Claude Juncker says Donald Trump is unaware when it comes to
Europe and says he expects two years will be wasted as the
president-elect tours the world. Speaking to students at a conference
in Luxembourg on Friday, Juncker acknowledges the differences between
Trump’s approach to issues of refugees compared with the EU
Donald
Trump risks upsetting EU-US ties, says commission chief
We
will need to teach the president-elect what Europe is and how it
works, says Jean-Claude Juncker
Reuters in Brussels
Friday 11 November
2016 20.08 GMT
Donald Trump’s US
election victory poses risks for the relationship between the
European Union and the United States, the EU commission president has
warned.
The president-elect
was ignorant of the EU and its workings, Jean-Claude Juncker, told
students at a conference in Luxembourg.
“The election of
Trump poses the risk of upsetting intercontinental relations in their
foundation and in their structure,” said Juncker, who as head of
the EU’s executive is one of Europe’s most powerful political
figures.
His remarks
reflected widespread shock and concern among Europeans at the
election of Trump, who among other statements has praised Russian
President Vladimir Putin and questioned the principle of collective
defence in Nato.
His comments
contrasted with the more diplomatic reactions of European leaders who
have said they look forward to working with the next Republican
president.
Juncker warned
against the “pernicious” consequences of Trump’s statements on
security policy. He also recalled a Trump statement in which he
seemed to think that Belgium, the country that hosts the headquarters
of the EU and Nato, was a city.
“We will need to
teach the president-elect what Europe is and how it works,” Juncker
said, adding that Americans usually had no interest in Europe.
“I think we will
waste two years before Mr Trump tours the world he does not know,”
said Juncker, who on Thursday had raised doubts about Trump’s views
on global trade, climate policy and western security.
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