Trump duties, von der Leyen: ‘Many countries are queuing up to work with us’

Turin, 22 Apr (LaPresse) – ‘In an increasingly unpredictable global context, countries are queuing up to work with us.’ This was said by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in a statement to Politico without naming either Trump or the United States, after the US administration's imposition of trade tariffs shook global markets. In recent weeks, von der Leyen has spoken to the leaders of Iceland, New Zealand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Canada, India and the United Arab Emirates, seeking ‘strong and reliable partners’. ‘The global order is ‘changing more profoundly than at any time since the end of the Cold War,’ he added.