Federal Economy Minister Peter Altmaier (CDU) will travel to the United States on Wednesday as the first federal minister since US President Joe Biden took office.
The basics in brief
- After US-EU relations deteriorated significantly under Biden’s predecessor Donald Trump, especially on trade issues, there have recently been increasing signs of rapprochement.
During his three-day visit, Altmaier will meet with US Trade Representative Catherine Taye and US Special Representative on Climate Change, John Kerry, among others in Washington.
After US-EU relations deteriorated significantly under Biden’s predecessor Donald Trump, especially on trade issues, there have recently been increasing signs of rapprochement. Last week, for example, an interim agreement was reached in the long-running dispute over subsidies to aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing. Unlike his predecessor Trump, Biden also relies on international cooperation in the fight against global warming.
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