Donald Trump's return to the White House has exposed Europe's strategic paralysis in spectacular fashion. For all their vaunted foresight, replete wi

The European Commission chief did not explicitly mention the new US president or his trade policies, but underscored the number of American jobs tied to European trade.

The European Union will have a "pragmatic" attitude towards the new administration of Donald Trump but "always" stand ready to defend its strategic interests against any unjustified measure, Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday in a speech that set the tone for how Brussels intends to engage with Washington in the next four years.

This, then, is the way to lift Von der Leyen’s curse. Allow coalitions of states to combine in respective self-interest and in strategic partnership with their industries, taking state aid to a co-ordinated multinational level.

BRUSSELS - The European Commission evaded questions on Monday concerning its failure to inform the public that Ursula von der Leyen was hospitalised. That the Commission president had been in hospital for about a week due to severe pneumonia was revealed last Friday by the German Press Agency (dpa).

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen called Tuesday for the bloc to "deepen" ties with China and boost relations with India, while taking a "pragmatic" approach with Donald Trump's combative new US administration.

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen declared Tuesday that Europe was ready to negotiate with US President Donald Trump but the bloc will also seek to improve ties with China