Why is this important?
Prior to the informal EU summit in Brussels, Prime Minister Donald Tusk takes part in a coordination gathering with Baltic and Nordic leaders and Ireland on Monday. The head of government is then to meet with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
What did Donald Tusk say?
— This is possibly the first test of this kind for solidarity and unity of the European Union in a very different situation, erstwhile we are dealing with specified a series of surprises and surprises from the closest ally," said Tusk erstwhile asked about the threat of a trade war with the US.
— I just talked more with our Scandinavian and Baltic friends, with the Danish Prime Minister, who is in a complicated situation," added Tusk, who is taking part in an informal gathering of EU Heads of State and Government on Monday.
“And here Europe must show quite a few common sense, peace, responsibility. We must be able to take care of our relation with the US, but we must besides have self-respect and strength. We must undoubtedly be unquestionably united," said the Polish Prime Minister.
— It is worth doing everything possible not to argue between allies in a situation of Russian or Chinese expansion," he said. “Poland will be the country that will call for common sense and caution, but we must besides say loud and clear that the introduction of customs wars, trade wars is simply a complete misunderstanding. It would be 1 of the cruelest paradoxes that today, as allies, we should step into a completely meaningless conflict," said Tusk.
— I hope that specified a hard, clear, friendly, but hard European position can scope the American administration," said the Prime Minister.
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