Trump: How the EU and NATO react to his victory – Who “opened champagne” –

High on the agenda will be trade, with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen telling the US president-elect that the goal is a “transatlantic relationship” that delivers for citizens. After all, Brussels is in favor of strengthening the relationship with the USA, which, however, in this period does not seem to be one of Washington’s main “concerns” and aspirations.

At a time when Trump is threatening a trade war against the EU and the imposition of tariffs of up to 20%, the president of the Commission makes clear the desire for a stable EU-US economic relationship, noting that “millions of jobs and billions in trade and investment on each side of the Atlantic they depend for dynamism’ on this stability. At the same time, he talks about “common goals in security” while the Secretary General of NATO puts forward, among other things, defense spending and the achievement of the goal of 2% of GDP.

What will Trump do with NATO?

“President-elect Trump has demonstrated strong US leadership during his first term – a term that has turned the tide in European defense spending, improved transatlantic burden-sharing and strengthened Alliance capabilities” said Mark Rutte noting that now “two-thirds of Allies now spend at least 2% of their GDP on defense and defense spending and production are on a forward trajectory across the Alliance.”

Circles of the North Atlantic Alliance do not rule out Donald Trump asking for an increase in the 2% limit, but something that does not seem feasible at the moment. As for Article 5 which states that an attack on one Ally is an attack on all, after Trump’s statements about not providing assistance in the event of an attack on those who do not meet the 2% target, NATO circles are making it clear that the Article 5 guarantee is secured.

The importance of the multilateral system based on rules is emphasized by the president of the European Council, Charles Michel, something that is not so embraced by the new American president, who sometimes moves more towards the development of bilateral relations.

The reactions from Macron and Soltz

The results of the American elections were also discussed by French President Emmanuel Macron with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

“We will work for a more united, stronger, more sovereign Europe in this new framework. By cooperating with the United States of America and defending our interests and values,” Emmanuel Macron pointed out on the X platform.

Of course, the one who did not hide his enthusiasm and “opened champagne” as he had said he would do, is none other than the Prime Minister of Hungary. Viktor Orban spoke of the greatest comeback in American political history and a victory that the world needed.

Trump’s victory will be one of the main topics on the agenda of the European Political Community, which meets tomorrow in Budapest and Viktor Orban is expected to be the “dissonance” in the common European line.