Top EU official warns ‘something broken’ in transatlantic relations
Thierry Breton’s intervention comes as Franco-American tensions threaten broader diplomatic efforts
https://www.ft.com/content/b336fac8-ce36...35-873e61754ec6


Thierry Breton, the EU commissioner for internal markets, has warned that “something is broken” in transatlantic relations, as Franco-American tensions over Washington’s new Indo-Pacific security pact threaten to spill over into trade and technology.

Breton’s comments came after France tried to push Brussels to postpone the high-level US-EU trade and technology council meeting due to take place in Pittsburgh this month in anger at the Biden administration’s handling of its submarine deal with Australia and the UK.

“There is of course in Europe a growing feeling that something is broken in our transatlantic relations,” Breton told the FT in an interview on Capitol Hill in Washington on Monday.

He added: “It’s true that we hear some voices in Europe saying that probably after what happened over the past two months, it may be a good idea to reassess everything we are doing, and our partnership”.

The TTC has been billed as an opportunity for the EU to boost co-operation with the Biden administration in key areas-- excerpt, rest at link above --