Author: Bernd Debusmann Jr

The United States congratulates European Council President António Costa, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, High Representative Kaja Kallas, and the new College of Commissioners as they assume office. The United States and Europe are steadfast partners who share democratic values and enjoy strong people-to-people connections. We look forward to working with the new Commission and Council leadership, along with the European Parliament and its President Roberta Metsola and the member states of the European Union. When the United States and European Union work together, we foster global security, prosperity, and democratic values that benefit the world. Source

Reporting from the NATO summitWe’re now hearing from US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, who began by talking about NATO’s history and how the principle of collective security was formed in the wake of the Second World War. He noted that the “first and only time” NATO’s Article 5 was invoked was after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the US. Article 5 sets out that an attack on one member of the NATO military alliance is an attack on all. “NATO stood by us,” he says. “We’re going to stand by NATO”. Looking forward, Austin said the US will “not…