Trump, German coalition collapse to loom large as European leaders meet in Budapest
BUDAPEST - Donald Trump's return to power and the collapse of Germany's ruling coalition will be major talking points at a meeting of nearly 50 European leaders and an EU summit in Budapest on Thursday and Friday to discuss support for Ukraine, migration, economic security and waning EU competitiveness.
Some are officials also nervous about the summit plans of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has been criticised by European Union peers over his trips to Moscow and Georgia during his country's EU presidency, and said that he would pop champagne corks if Trump won. The latter topic would touch on closer scrutiny of foreign investments and more coordinated controls on exports and outflows of technologies to rivals such as China. U.S. pressure for such controls could intensify when Trump returns to the White House in January.
Leaders could return to the topic for a more substantial discussion when they convene in Brussels in December, a senior EU official said.
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