Europe reaffirms strong ties with US despite concerns over Trump' policies

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As Trump prepares to take office, European leaders highlighted the importance of strong ties with Washington and the need to adapt to potential shifts in international policies and agreements.

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00:00EUROPEAN LEADERS ARE FOCUSED ON MAINTAINING STRONG TIES WITH THE U.S. DESPITE CONCERNS

00:07ABOUT DONALD TRUMP'S UNPREDICTABLE LEADERSHIP. U.K. FOREIGN SECRETARY DAVID LAMMY SAID THE

00:14COUNTRY IS COMMITTED TO ITS SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE U.S. NO MATTER WHO IS PRESIDENT.

00:20Well, I welcome the election of Donald Trump. We look forward to working with Donald Trump

00:28at this tough geopolitical moment.

00:32MEANWHILE, LATVIAN PRESIDENT EDGARS RINKEVICS SAID U.S.-LATVIA RELATIONS HAVE BEEN STRONG

00:39IN THE PAST, BUT THERE ARE CONCERNS ABOUT CLIMATE POLICIES, DEFENSE SPENDING AND KEEPING

00:45EUROPEAN COUNTRIES UNITED.

00:47I am a Latvian, and I think we will see that today, that the EU will not tolerate climate

00:54change.

00:57WHILE FRANCE WANTS TO SET CLEAR LIMITS, FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER JEAN-NOEL BARROUX EMPHASIZED

01:03THE NEED TO PROTECT EUROPEAN PUBLIC DEBATE AND SOVEREIGNTY FROM OUTSIDE INFLUENCES, INCLUDING

01:10U.S.-BASED SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS SUCH AS ELON MUSK'S EX.

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