News analysis
Europe relieved about new US leadership but broader issues remain
Both sides must tackle pressing matters such as trade, policy towards China and Russia
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US President Joe Biden delivering his inaugural address in front of the US Capitol in Washington last Wednesday. The sense of relief in European capitals about the change of power in the US is palpable.
PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
"America is back," declared US President Joe Biden in his inaugural address last Wednesday. "We will repair our alliances and get involved in the world again," he vowed.
But there is no agreement among European governments about what this means for the future of their broader trans-Atlantic link, which remains, by any measure of trade volumes or military capabilities, the world's most significant alliance.
