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Can the EU go it alone?

Al Jazeera
29 May 2017
Merkel Main
Can the EU go it alone?


Charles Lichfield appears with Thorsten Benner and Lawrence Korb on Al Jazeera's "Inside Story". They discuss Angela Merkel's claim that the EU can no longer rely on the United States as an international leader.

Lichfield: " Mr. Trump did things which confirm to Mrs. Merkel and other leaders that she gest on well with, that he isn't someone that they're going to be able to have an easy realtionship with and it will always be hard work and that they'll have to try to essentially make things come across as though they're his ideas so that he agrees to them. The Paris climate change agreement is a very good example..."

This piece was originally published on Al Jazeera
Lichfield
Charles Lichfield began as the Europe team's researcher with a wide variety of responsibilities. He now focuses on France, Germany, and the UK, while maintaining an interest in the EU's security, neighborhood, trade, and energy policies.
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