Democrat convention watched closely from Brussels

What could EU/US relations look like if Kamala Harris became President?

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00:00As the Democrats' convention takes place in Chicago, some in Europe are already talking

00:06about what a Harris-Foss victory could mean for EU-US relations.

00:12Robert De Weyers from Democrats Abroad is excited about the prospect, but remains nervous.

00:18Although the US election is not until November 5th, for Americans Abroad, the postal vote

00:23is imminent.

00:24There's definitely some nervosity, not only because it's a tough election and it's not

00:32going to be a landslide, or it doesn't seem like it would be a landslide, but also because

00:36we've seen in 2020 with the attempted coup in Washington that it's not because a candidate

00:44wins that it goes smoothly between election day on November 5th and inauguration day on

00:49January 20th.

00:51A lot can happen, so there's a lot to be nervous about, but we're confident that Kamala Harris

00:56will win.

00:57The Democrats manifesto that was printed this week in Chicago is in lockstep with the EU's

01:02vision of the world, and the Trump era is remembered as one of the most challenging

01:06times for the transatlantic relationship.

01:09I think above all Europe wants predictability from the United States, especially at a time

01:13of war in Europe and other stresses around the world, and I think that's what many people

01:18are looking for.

01:19Not everyone.

01:20There will be different views across Europe, of course.

01:22There's different views in the US too, despite the euphoria in Chicago this week.

01:28Donald Trump still has a strong base, and regardless of the outcome, the incoming US

01:32president will have to fix America first, and the EU will have to stand on its own two

01:37feet.

01:38There are things that Europeans will worry about that will still be there, whether there's

01:42a Democratic administration or a Republican administration.

01:45We've seen some of the disputes.

01:46I think on the sort of high political, geopolitical issues, but when it comes to trade policy

01:52and other issues, there are still likely to be stresses.

01:58All eyes on the Trump-Harris debate that will take place on September 10th.

02:02Maeve McMahon, Euronews, Brussels.