the highlights of the election of Donald Trump and the reactions of the international press

Hello Skyguy,

Thank you for your question. Overall, the international press believes that Donald Trump’s victory will have repercussions in Europe. But, according to Politico Europe, the Europeans “don’t really know what’s going to happen.” And this while they have been preparing for months for a possible return of the billionaire.

According to the German media German wave, the consequences of its triumph will be discussed at two summits (that of the European Political Community, which will take place on Thursday, and an informal meeting of heads of state and government, organized on Friday) – which proves that the leaders are taking American election very seriously.

Donald Trump, singer of the“America First”, could decide to launch a trade war against the European Union (EU). For the Czech daily Hospodarske Noviny, this would prove problematic while its “two driving forces, France and Germany, are plunged into political chaos against a backdrop of a deleterious economic situation”. According to Politico, The EU has already planned retaliatory measures, which it could put in place in the event of an increase in American customs duties on European products.

But economic questions are not the only concerns of Europeans. The 47^e President of the United States could also have an impact on the security of the Old Continent, where many countries depend on NATO and the American nuclear umbrella.

The French and German defense ministers, Sébastien Lecornu and Boris Pistorius, are meeting in Paris this evening to discuss it. As recalled Politico, Donald Trump has threatened in the past to leave the Atlantic Alliance. During the campaign, he assured that the United States would not help its allies in the event of Russian aggression if they did not invest enough in their defense.

Ukraine is undoubtedly the European country most worried about the consequences of the election. Washington is kyiv’s primary supporter in terms of military aid. Ukrainians fear that Donald Trump will change course, and that he will push them to make concessions to Vladimir Putin’s Russia. “In the years to come, writes publicist and activist Valeriy Pekar on the site Vyssokiy Zamok, we should focus first and foremost on Europe, because it is linked to us by common risks, and Ukraine presents very real advantages for it.” This is not the case with Trump’s United States.

– Marie Daoudal, journalist at the Europe service