European leaders hail 'new dawn' for ties with US under Biden

“This new dawn in America is the moment we’ve been awaiting for so long,” Ursula von der Leyen, the European commission president, told MEPs. “Once again, after four long years, Europe has a friend in the White House.”

 The head of the EU’s executive arm said Biden’s swearing-in was “a demonstration of the resilience of American democracy”, and that the bloc stood “ready to reconnect with an old and trusted partner to breathe new life into our cherished alliance”. But Von der Leyen said relief should not lead to illusion, since while “Trump may soon be consigned to history, his followers remain”. 

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