Strengthening transatlantic relations: Statement for the informal meeting of EU foreign ministers on strengthening transatlantic relations

Abstract

America remains our friend and partner. The transatlantic community is based on a unique foundation of shared values, similar civil societies and the will to ensure that democracy, human rights, individual freedom and the market economy prevail all over the world. The European Union and the USA are, globally, the economic areas most closely interconnected by trade and investments - and thus also the most highly interdependent.