Trump looms large over EU summit

One of the key topics dominating discussions at the Informal meeting of EU heads of state or government, Valletta, Malta, 3 February 2017 was the challenge facing relations between the European Union and the new US Presidency of Donald Trump.

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EurActiv, 03.02.17: Divided EU leaders put faith in transatlantic ties, despite Trump http://www.euractiv.com/section/future-eu/news/divided-eu-leaders-put-faith-in-transatlantic-ties-despite-trump/

ESO: Background information: Informal meeting of EU heads of state or government, Valletta, Malta, 3 February 2017 http://www.europeansources.info/record/informal-meeting-of-eu-heads-of-state-or-government-valletta-malta-3-february-2017/

Carnegie Europe: Strategic Europe, 02.02.17: The Specter of Post-Atlanticist Europe http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/67874

Euro|Topics: Debates, February 2017: Can Europe grow stronger because of Trump? / Can Europe face up to Trump? http://www.eurotopics.net/en/173667/can-europe-grow-stronger-because-of-trump

EUObserver, 03.02.17: EU leaders forced to unite in new Trump reality https://euobserver.com/political/136791

ESO: Background information: NATO, Russia, Merkel, Brexit: Trump unleashes broadsides on Europe / European leaders react to Trump bombshells http://www.europeansources.info/record/nato-russia-merkel-brexit-trump-unleashes-broadsides-on-europe-european-leaders-react-to-trump-bombshells/

BBC News, 03.02.17: Trump's tipped EU ambassador is 'malevolent', say European leaders http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38852210

ECFR, 31.01.17: Europe’s Trump-China dilemma (Commentary by François Godement) http://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_europes_trump_china_dilemma_7226

ESO: Background information: Trump’s refugee ban stirs European unease, condemnation http://www.europeansources.info/record/trumps-refugee-ban-stirs-european-unease-condemnation/

Spiegel Online International, 05.02.17: Trump as Nero. Europe Must Defend Itself Against A Dangerous President http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/a-1133177.html

EurActiv, 24.02.17: Trump suddenly likes the EU? http://www.euractiv.com/section/defence-policy/news/trump-suddenly-likes-the-eu/

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