Biden looks to 'revitalise' ties at EU video summit

Share this contentBRUSSELS: President Joe Biden will join the European Union summit by video link on Thursday , as the new US leader looks to"revitalise" ties that frayed under predecessor Donald Trump.

But the meeting also comes as Brussels and Washington try to repair ties that frayed under Biden's predecessor Donald Trump, who regularly clashed with Brussels and EU capitals over tax, trade and defence spending.Washington's top diplomat, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, is in Brussels for talks at NATO headquarters and will meet European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday.

But Brussels irritated Biden's team by agreeing an investment deal with Beijing weeks before he took office.EU leaders have welcomed Washington's pledge to work together despite some arguing the bloc needs to become more independent after Trump's isolationist policies and abrasive treatment rattled allies.

Washington had imposed tariffs on European products like wine, cheese and olive oil, and 15-percent tariffs on Airbus.

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