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Europe is reckoning with a 'much more unpredictable' U.S., former EU chief says
A more “unpredictable” U.S. will only add to the challenges facing the incoming European Parliament as it navigates increasingly fraught ties with China and Russia, according to former EU Commission President José Manuel Barroso. Barroso told CNBC on Monday that there was “anxiety” in Europe over the upcoming U.S. elections, reviewing how a second term for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump could impact transatlantic relations. “It’s not just that the European Union is facing a much more aggressive Russia, a much more assertive China, it’s also facing a much more unpredictable United States ... (full story)