Diplomatic relations between the EU and the U.S. date back to 1953. Many important questions between EU and the U.S. are being discussed at the moment, such as withdrawal of the US and NATO troops from Afghanistan, the need to strenghten EU's strategic autonomy and defence capabilities or economic cooperation.

In a resolution on future EU-US relations adopted in the plenary in October, MEPs advocate the EU’s strategic autonomy and call for better EU-US coordination on China to avoid tensions. MEPs welcome the US’s support for rules-based multilateralism, as this provides an important opportunity to re-engage, as an equal partner.

The report stresses that, in deepening transatlantic cooperation, the EU should strive to lead alongside the US, while fostering its strategic autonomy in defence and economic relations as a means to pursue its own legitimate diplomatic, security and economic interests. MEPs also called for reflection on the lessons learnt from the situation in Afghanistan.

A new EU-US agenda for global change adopted by the Commission in December 2020 identified scope for cooperation on the pandemic,the climate, trade,security and democracy.

But progress in some areas has been slow: a US travel ban on foreign visitors was lifted only on 20 September 2021, months after the EU eased restrictions on US travellers; tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on EU steel and aluminium exports on national security grounds remain in place; and talks on a new cross-border data agreement have not yet concluded. Moreover, the US has appeared not to consult the EU on major foreign policy decisions: such as support for a proposal to waive intellectual property protections for Covid-19 vaccines. The exodus of NATO forces from Afghanistan in August 2021 also drew criticism from some European US allies.

EU - USA

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician and the president-elect of the United States.

Candidate for the Democratic Party, he defeated incumbent president Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election and will be inaugurated as the 46th president on January 20, 2021.

Joe Biden served as the 47th vice president during the Obama administration from 2009 to 2017. He represented Delaware in the United States Senate from 1973 to 2009.

Joe Biden addressed the European Parliament on 06/05/2010 to stress the need to renew and rebuild the transatlantic relationship as part of a visit to Europe aimed at making progress on relations with Washington.

Joe Biden

Visit of the Vice-President of the United States of America to the European Parliament in Brussels.

Francesca RATTI , Klaus WELLE , Martin SCHULZ - EP President , Joe BIDEN

Martin SCHULZ - EP President at the Conference of Presidents with Joe BIDEN, Vice President of the United States of America

Martin SCHULZ - EP President , Joe BIDEN , David McALLISTER , Elmar BROK , David BORRELLI

Gabriele ZIMMER , Joe BIDEN , Rebecca HARMS

Martin SCHULZ - EP President , Joe BIDEN , Guy VERHOFSTADT, David McALLISTER , Elmar BROK

Martin SCHULZ - EP President , Joe BIDEN , Guy VERHOFSTADT , David McALLISTER , Elmar BROK

Joe BIDEN , Manfred WEBER , Gianni PITTELLA , Syed KAMALL

Joe BIDEN , Manfred WEBER , Gianni PITTELLA

Martin SCHULZ - EP President , Joe BIDEN , Gianni PITTELLA , Syed KAMALL , Guy VERHOFSTADT

Martin SCHULZ - EP President , Joe BIDEN , Syed KAMALL , Guy VERHOFSTADT , David McALLISTER

Martin Schulz - EP President stands next to Joe BIDEN - US Vice President signing the distinguished visitors book

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden greets European Parliament President Martin Schulz before their meeting at the White House in Washington

US Vice President Joe BIDEN, Jerzy BUZEK EP President

Visit of US Vice President Joe Biden at the plenary session of the European Parliament

This Memoclip shows Joe BIDEN's official visits to the European Parliament in Brussels in 2010 and 2015; a meeting between Joe BIDEN and Jerzy Buzek, President of the European Parliament, at the White House, in Washington DC, in 2010; and a meeting between Joe BIDEN and Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament at the White House, in Washington DC in 2015. Joe BIDEN served as the Vice President from 2009 to 2017 under President Barack Obama. Since 2021, he has been President of the United States.

Memoclip: Joe BIDEN, President of the United States, and the European Parliament

This Infoclip illustrates the relationships between the European Union and the other country in the world in the perspective of the SOTEU 2021 (US, Turkey, Russian Federation, People's Republic of China, Brexit, G7).

Infoclip: Europe in the world

Meeting of the EP Conference of Presidents with Joe BIDEN, Vice President of the United States of America in the EP in Brussels. Arrivals and roundtable

EP Conference of Presidents meets with Joe BIDEN, Vice-President of the United States of America: arrivals and roundtable

Martin SCHULZ, EP President, pays an official visit to the United States. He meets with Joe BIDEN, Vice-President of the USA, Saxby CHAMBLISS, US Senator, and Richard LUGAR, US Senator, in Washington.

Official visit to the United States by Martin SCHULZ, EP President: meeting with Joe BIDEN, Vice-President of the USA, Saxby CHAMBLISS, US Senator, and Richard LUGAR, US Senator

Joseph BIDEN, Vice-President of United States, addresses to MEPs during a formal sitting in the European Parliament in Brussels.

Formal sitting: address by Joseph BIDEN, Vice-President of the United States

Visit of Joe BIDEN, Vice-President of the United States, to the European Parliament in Brussels. Arrival, welcom by Jerzy BUZEK, EP President and roundtable.

Jerzy BUZEK, EP President meets with Joe BIDEN, Vice-President of the United States: arrival and roundtable

Joseph BIDEN, 47th Vice-President of United States, addresses to MEPs during a formal sitting in the European Parliament in Brussels (06/05/2010)

Memoclip: Joe BIDEN, Vice-President of the United States visits the EP (06/05/2010)

Joseph BIDEN, Vice-President of United States, addresses to MEPs during a formal sitting in the European Parliament in Brussels, the 06/05/2010.

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