On Monday 20 February, US Vice President Mike Pence tried to reassure those he met, underlining – be it with European Council President Donald Tusk or European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker – the American determination to continue to build on the cooperation and partnership with the EU.
Pence announced the USA’s resolve to “deepen the economic and political partnership”, stating that although an ocean separated the EU and the US, and “whatever our differences”, the...