By - 23rd February 2005
EU-US relations have a new lease of life after George W Bush’s charm offensive to Brussels, José Manuel Barroso has said.
The Atlanticist European Commission president paid a glowing tribute to the EU-US relationship at the close of the American president’s Brussels visit.
“Europe and America have reconnected. This
visit has highlighted all that unites Europe and America; it has focused the eyes of the world on all that we share,” he said.
“I believe that the relationship between the US and Europe is the world's strongest, most comprehensive and strategically important partnership. The US, a united Europe, this is really the indispensable partnership.”
Barroso, who has been criticised for his closeness to the US, believes the Trans-Atlantic relationship has taken a new turn.
“This visit has given new life to the partnership between Europe and United States. I believe that Trans-Atlantic relations have turned a corner,” he said.
“A new listening partnership is emerging. The challenge now is to turn this new spirit into reality, and show the world we are able to translate it into concrete results.”
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