“I will not say it has broken ties, I will say it has created a difficult situation. “The current challenges in the region call for more cooperation and coordination between likeminded partners.” ‘Difficult situation’įrance is expected to push for the issue to be discussed at next month's meeting of EU leaders in Brussels, as the union prepares a review of its defence strategy and to hold a summit on the issue chaired by President Emmanuel Macron next year.įrench European affairs minister Clément Beaune said the development underlined the need for more European autonomy in defence matters, and that it had caused fresh tensions in the transatlantic relationship. Mr Borrell “regretted that this alliance excluded European partners who have a strong presence in the Pacific, like is the case with France”, he told reporters. In a meeting with Australian foreign minister Marise Payne, Mr Borrell raised concerns about a lack of prior consultation prior to the announcement of the Aukus deal, which was launched unexpectedly the evening before the EU unveiled its own Indo-Pacific strategy. But nothing concrete,” Mr Borrell said.ĮU officials have hinted that an EU-US meeting to discuss data-sharing and joint standards on semiconductors and artificial intelligence may not go ahead next week. “Certainly, there has been some considerations about how this decision can affect the transatlantic alliance, how it can affect the relationship with the US.
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