“When the EU is in agreement and united, it allows to move forward”

Beijing and Moscow are not physically present at the G20 summit, which opened in Rome (Italy) on Saturday, October 30. “The tension increased considerably between China and the United States, it would have been undoubtedly interesting, relevant, that the two statesmen meet to take stock of the threats vis-à-vis Taiwan”, explains Patrick Martin-Genier, specialist in European affairs, guest of the 23 Hours of franceinfo, Saturday, October 30.

The G20 countries have agreed on a taxation of multinationals. “This 15% tax is interesting in that the OECD had already agreed on this point. There is an agreement between the United States and Europe. It is true that when the European Union is in agreement and united, it makes it possible to move things forward at the level of the G20 summit ”, says Patrick Martin-Genier.

The COP 26 opens on Sunday October 31, should we expect progress? “Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping do not necessarily agree on the pace to fight against climate change. Without them, it is quite complicated insofar as they are two sub-continents ”, concludes Patrick Martin-Genier.

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