EU Chief Rejects US Claims of Europe's 'Civilisational Erasure'

An EU chief has publicly pushed back against what she described as 'fashionable euro-bashing' and 'US claims of Europe’s ‘civilisational erasure’', asserting that other nations look up to Europe.

16 Feb, 02:07 — 16 Feb, 02:07

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The Guardian16 Feb, 02:07

Trump news at a glance: EU chief hits back after US claims of Europe’s ‘civilisational erasure’

Kaja Kallas rejects ‘fashionable euro-bashing’ by US leaders and says other countries ‘look up to us’ – key US politics stories from 15 February at a glance The European Union’s foreign policy chief has criticised US claims that Europe was facing “civilisational erasure” and rejected what she called “fashionable euro-bashing”. Kaja Kallas told an audience at the Munich Security Conference on Sunday that other countries looked up to Europe for its values, such as press freedom. Continue reading...

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