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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 477

US-EU relations

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (L) and European Council President Charles Michel (R) participate in a media conference at the European Council building in Brussels, March 9, 2020 (AP/Olivier Matthys)
October 20, 2023, 9:13 am
EU leaders head to White House for Biden summit on Israel-Hamas war, Ukraine
Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen to meet US president and deliver a message of unity
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US President Joe Biden listens as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, at the US Mission in Brussels, Friday, March 25, 2022, in Brussels. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
March 25, 2022, 5:05 pm
US, EU announce new partnership to undercut Russian energy, further isolate Putin
Goal is to reduce Europe’s dependence on Russian energy sources, and cut continent’s demand for gas overall. Biden: Moscow using energy to ‘coerce neighbors,’ finance ‘war machine’
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and Cathy Bussewitz
US President-elect Joe Biden gestures to supporters in Wilmington, Delaware, November 7, 2020. (Andrew Harnik/AP)
November 8, 2020, 6:04 pm
Biden’s US will be Europe’s friend but not its military muscle, say analysts
New administration is not expected to reverse Washington’s trend in focusing more on Asia and on pulling its forces out of conflict zones
By Christian SPILLMANN
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell speaks during a media conference after a meeting of EU foreign ministers by videoconference at the European Council building in Brussels on June 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, Pool)
June 15, 2020, 10:36 pm
EU urges US to join new Israeli-Palestinian peace push, rejects Trump plan
Bloc’s top diplomat says Trump proposal ‘created a certain momentum where there was nothing,’ but talks must be based on ‘existing internationally agreed parameters’
By LORNE COOK
Travelers with protective face masks wait in a check-in line at Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle airport after a US 30-day ban on travel from Europe due to the COVID-19 spread in Roissy-en-France on March 12, 2020. (Bertrand GUAY / AFP)
March 12, 2020, 1:52 pm
EU chiefs slam US travel ban for 26 European countries to stem virus outbreak
Council, European Commission presidents insist coronavirus pandemic is a ‘global crisis, not limited to any continent and it requires cooperation rather than unilateral action’
By Agencies
US President Donald Trump speaks in an address to the nation from the Oval Office at the White House about the coronavirus Wednesday, March, 11, 2020, in Washington. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
March 12, 2020, 4:05 am
Trump suspends all travel between US and Europe, except UK, for 30 days
In Oval Office address to nation, US president blames EU for not acting quickly enough to address the ‘foreign virus,’ says US clusters ‘seeded’ by European travelers
By LISA MASCARO, Andrew Taylor, Jill Colvin and Zeke Miller
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addresses the audience on the podium during the 56th Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, southern Germany, on February 15, 2020 (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / POOL / AFP)
February 15, 2020, 4:23 pm
US, Europe clash over claim that Washington retreated from global stage
Pompeo says ‘death of the transatlantic alliance is grossly over-exaggerated,’ but Macron argues there’s a ‘weakening of the West’ as the US reassesses its relationship
By Michelle Fitzpatrick
European foreign policy chief Josep Borrell at the European Parliament in Brussels, October 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
February 4, 2020, 8:21 pm
6 countries block EU resolution that would have condemned Trump plan, annexation
Italy, Hungary, Czech Republic among members said to have torpedoed statement, which required unanimity, leading EU foreign policy chief Borrell to issue sharp statement on his own
By ToI Staff and AP
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell gives a press briefing after his meetings with Iranian leaders, in Tehran, Iran, February 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
February 4, 2020, 5:24 pm
EU warns Israel any West Bank annexation can’t go unchallenged
Bloc’s foreign policy chief rejects Trump peace plan, says it breaks with ‘internationally agreed parameters’; Israel retorts that Europe’s policy will leave it ‘sidelined’
By AP and ToI Staff
In this Tuesday, February 11, 2014 photo, Israeli workers inspect barrels in a winery in the West Bank settlement of Psagot. (photo credit: AP/Dan Balilty)
November 16, 2019, 8:41 am
13 Israeli public figures call on EU to ban the import of settlement goods
In open letter, notables including former Knesset speaker, former ambassadors say ‘occupation is morally corrosive, strategically shortsighted, and thoroughly detrimental to peace’
By ToI Staff and Raphael Ahren
Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein presides over a Knesset plenum session, on June 12, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 15, 2019, 1:06 pm
Knesset speaker warns settlement labeling could ‘undermine’ EU-Israel ties
In letter to head of European parliament, Yuli Edelstein warns of ‘far-reaching, negative ramifications’ for prospects of peace between Israel and its neighbors
By Raphael Ahren
View of the fields at the Psagot vineyard in the West Bank near the city of Ramallah on December 13, 2012. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 13, 2019, 5:20 pm
US condemns ‘anti-Israel bias’ in EU court verdict on settlement labeling
Israel thanks State Department for its ‘moral clarity’; EU spokesperson tells TOI: Requirement is ‘not discriminatory and it is not against Israel’
By Raphael Ahren
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, right, and his German counterpart Heiko Maas shake hands for media prior to their meeting, in Tehran, Iran on June 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
June 24, 2019, 5:51 pm
Europe cool on US talk of coalition against Iran, seeks deescalation
After top US diplomat says he’s trying to ‘build out a global coalition’ to tackle Tehran, Berlin official says US has not spoken to them directly
By Geir Moulson
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and US Vice President Mike Pence shake hands at a photo call during the 55th Munich Security Conference on February 16, 2019. (Sven Hoppe / dpa / AFP)
February 16, 2019, 7:16 pm
Trump-era US, Europe rift wide open at Munich security talks
EU leaders voice dismay at Trump decisions deemed hostile NATO allies, as Merkel warns against erosion of multilateral cooperation to tackle global problems
By Frank Zeller
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to students at the NYU Abu Dhabi campus in Abu Dhabi on January 13, 2019. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / POOL / AFP)
January 28, 2019, 7:14 pm
Amid cool response, US says Warsaw conference not aimed at Iran
DC official says Polish summit led by Pompeo will explore ‘range of issues important to Mideast’s security and prosperity,’ Tehran among them; EU foreign policy chief won’t attend
By AFP
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