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Can the EU decouple from Trump’s America?

Can the European Union really decouple from Donald Trump’s America — economically, politically, and strategically?

In this episode of EU Confidential, host Sarah Wheaton speaks with Mateusz Morawiecki, former Polish prime minister and president of the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) party about his call for an “Economic NATO,” an even stronger economic and political alliance between the EU, the U.S. and others as counterbalance to China and Russia. His vision goes against a mainstream trend we’re observing across European capitals as they seek to decouple from Trump’s America.

To explain what this EU-U.S. divorce looks like in practice, Sarah is joined by Zoya Sheftalovich, POLITICO’s Chief EU correspondent.

Plus, some exciting news, we introduce the Brussels Playbook Podcast, our new daily show launching next week.

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