The European Union has adapted to managing an increasingly complex relationship with the United States by focusing on stability rather than reacting to every disagreement, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola has said.
Speaking at The Wall Street Journal Leadership Institute CEO Summit, Metsola described the EU’s approach to dealing with tensions with the administration of US President Donald Trump, particularly over trade policy and tariffs, WSJ reports.
“We’ve learned not to react emotionally to every public utterance, but rather rely on the fact that boring is good and we can be the boring part of the relationship with the U.S.," Metsola told The Wall Street Journal’s Gordon Fairclough.
According to Metsola, engagement with the Trump administration has made European leaders more confident in defending the bloc’s interests and representing the EU on the international stage.
Her remarks come as trade relations between Washington and Brussels remain strained by disagreements over tariffs. Metsola stressed the importance of maintaining stability in what remains one of the world's largest economic partnerships, with trade between the two sides valued in the trillions of dollars.
The comments also follow progress on a new EU-US trade agreement. Earlier, a committee of the European Parliament approved, on its third attempt, a deal that would remove EU tariffs on American products while allowing the United States to impose tariffs of up to 15% on goods imported from the European Union.
Washington is pressing Brussels to ensure that the agreement enters into force no later than July 4.
By Sabina Mammadli
