Bottom line: While both France and Germany would be expected to play a central role, it’s far from clear if they’re up for it. ... citește știrea originală și integrală utilizând link-ul ...
US election: Europe’s winners and losers Merkel and Macron set for Biden boost. Johnson and Orbán, not so much. https://www.politico.eu/article/biden-wins-us-election-europe-winners-and-losers/
politico .eu BY HANS VON DER BURCHARD November 7, 2020 6:32 pm
The election of Joe Biden as 46th president of the United States will be cause for celebration in many European capitals — but not all leaders on the old continent will be popping the champagne. Here are three European winners and losers from the U.S. election. The winners
Angela Merkel In keeping with her usual diplomatic style, the German chancellor made clear she was ready to work with any duly elected U.S. president. But there’s no question about how much Merkel dislikes Donald Trump’s erratic style and his nationalist policies. The feeling is mutual: Trump has disparaged Merkel and Germany on multiple occasions during his presidency. At last year’s D-Day commemoration, Trump and Merkel didn’t even shake hands. And last weekend, Trump said Germany — among other countries — “wants to get rid of me.” ... citește știrea originală și integrală utilizând link-ul ...
What you need to know about Kamala Harris A trailblazing prosecutor-turned-politician sits on the cusp of history. https://www.politico.eu/article/kamala-harris-what-you-need-to-know/
politico .eu BY CATHERINE KIM AND ZACK STANTON August 12, 2020 11:12 am WASHINGTON
Kamala Harris has spent the better part of two decades in public life notching up a long list of things she was the first to achieve: the first Black woman to be elected district attorney in California history, first woman to be California’s attorney general, first Indian American senator, and now, the first Black woman and first Asian American to be picked as a vice presidential running mate on a major-party ticket. What do voters need to know about the woman who sits on the cusp of breaking one of the highest glass ceilings in American life? Here, culled from books, extensive media coverage and the archives of POLITICO, is a quick primer on the life of Kamala Devi Harris, the trailblazing prosecutor-turned-senator who in just a few months’ time could be a heartbeat away from the presidency. Kamala Devi Harris was born in Oakland, California on October 20, 1964, the eldest of two children born to Shyamala Gopalan, a cancer researcher from India, and Donald Harris, an economist from Jamaica. Advertisement
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