20/07/2018 (Agence Europe) – On Friday 20 July, Victor Boștinaru MEP, the vice-chair of the S&D group, who is responsible for foreign affairs and who went to Washington with five other S&D MEPs in mid July, said he supported maintaining transatlantic relations. These "transatlantic relations are key to both sides and should be preserved", he said in a press release. "In spite of the disruptive positioning and actions of the US president, it is more important than ever to keep a strong transatlantic dialogue with the progressive forces in Congress and in American society, and to reaffirm our values and principles in support of democracy, multilateralism and free, fair and sustainable trade", he said. "We have decided to hold a ‘transatlantic week’ in early 2019 with great participation from US progressive forces to avoid damage to this long-term important partnership”, Boștinaru announced. (CG)