EU sees no need to de-risk relations with the US

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a statement on plans to strengthen the European defence industry and the EU's military capabilities, in Brussels, Belgium March 4, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman

BRUSSELS: European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen says that even as “decades-old certainties are crumbling” in Europe’s relations with other countries, there’s no reason to de-risk the bloc’s relationship with the United States.

Von der Leyen has led a shift in the European Union’s (EU) relationship with China that she has described as de-risking but not decoupling from Beijing.