ANALYSE – Paralyzed while awaiting the verdict of the polls, the Twenty-Seven engaged in simulations of commercial and security risks. A healthy start is hoped for, but the risk of divisions looms.
In the event of Donald Trump's victory, Viktor Orban has promised to open « several bottles of champagne ». This is good: he is receiving all the continent's leaders in Budapest for a summit of the European Political Community on Thursday and of the EU on Friday. Some people feared these days that if the Republican won, the Hungarian Prime Minister would surprise them by inviting him by videoconference to their dinner planned for Thursday evening to discuss, precisely, the result of the American elections.
Although they already had the experience in 2016, Europeans seemed paralyzed while waiting for the verdict of the American ballot boxes. At least this time there was no collective denial. « We prepare for the result, whoever wins, recently confided a European diplomat. In 2016, the Commission was confident that Trump would not win. » For several weeks, the Twenty-Seven have been seeking to anticipate the potential consequences…
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