"I think we risk wasting two years waiting for Donald Trump to finish touring the world he doesn't know." The judgment of the President of the European Commission is very harsh, Jean-Claude Junckerabout the president-elect of the United States. Answering questions from the student audience at the conference entitled 'The builders of Europe', held in Luxembourg, Juncker did not hide his fears by emphasizing the inexperience of the American billionaire: "We will have to explain what Europe consists of and how it works”.
But Juncker, evidently annoyed because the new occupant of the White House has so far not responded to the European Union's invitation to a meeting at the highest levels, preferring to announce a 'bilateral agreement' with the British premier Theresa May, he has also gone further: Trump risks "derailing" bilateral relations with the EU. “Unfortunately what is said in the electoral campaign is often true”, and with him at the head of the United States “we risk repercussions in the intercontinental balance in its foundations and in their structure. That said, I have a long political life behind me and have worked with four US presidents."
“The Americans – continued Juncker – in general they have no interest in Europe: this is true for the ruling class and for deep America. They don't know Europe. Trump said during the election campaign that Belgium is a village somewhere in Europe. Therefore, we will need to teach the president-elect what Europe is and what its operating principles are”.
