The European Union is committed to maintain a close relationship with the United States, based on common values, but the fight against terrorism does not justify discrimination.
This was the message that German Chancellor Angela Merkel conveyed to US President Donald Trump during the EU summit in Malta.
"I have said many times and I repeat. The fight against terrorism does not justify putting the targeted persons from countries with certain beliefs, "said Angela Merkel.
For Chancellor, now more than ever the European Union must learn to rely on ourselves, facing the uncertain new policies that have characterized the first weeks of the Presidency of Trump.
She urged other members of the union to strengthen and invest more on defense within the European framework. Although not mentioned the name of Trump, it seemed like a response to the US president's comments on the future of NATO.
European leaders rejected the efforts of Prime Minister Theresa May to serve as intermediary between the EU and Trump. His rhetoric of anti-EU, they called disrespectful. Fray chaired by French President François Hollande, who warned that US-European relations will not have a future, if the future will not be determined jointly.
In a letter to EU leaders before the summit, European Council President Donald Tusk wrote that Trump had joined Russia, China and radical Islam, the list of threats to the EU. Signal intensification of relations with the EU is blocking candidate for ambassador in Brussels Trump, Ted Malloch.
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