Six takeaways as Ursula von der Leyen marks 100 days in office
President Donald Trump's withdrawal of support for Ukraine has up-ended EU relations with the US in her first 100 days, and prompted pledges to ramp up defence spending.
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President Donald Trump's withdrawal of support for Ukraine has up-ended EU relations with the US in her first 100 days, and prompted pledges to ramp up defence spending.
READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/09/six-takeaways-as-ursula-von-der-leyen-marks-100-days-in-office
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00:00European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said there was no reason to de-risk
00:05Europe's decades-old relationship with the U.S. in the face of current geopolitical differences.
00:11Von der Leyen was speaking in a briefing to mark 100 days of a second term as EU Commission
00:16President. She insisted that the U.S. remained an ally.
00:20In the face of adversity, the U.S. and Europe have always been stronger together. And yes,
00:26there are differences, but we might have different views on some topics. But if you
00:32look at the common interests that we have, they always outweigh our differences. So I think it's
00:38important that we work together. We will have our differences. We have to sort them out,
00:44but we will have to find common avenues. Von der Leyen said her commission will start
00:49to hold regular security meetings to review the various potential threats facing the bloc
00:55in areas like defence and energy.