Skandal with submarines: European Union can revise partnership with United States

The EU can revise the partnership with the United States against the backdrop of worsening transatlantic relations, said the European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton in an interview with the Financial Times.

“In Europe, of course, there is a growing sense that our transatlantic relationship is something broken. It is true that we hear some opinions according to which, perhaps, after what happened in the last two months can be a good idea to review all, What we do, including our partnership, “said Breton, his words leads TASS.

Breton’s comments sounded after France tried to prescribe to Brussels with the goal of transferring the US EU Council meeting and technologies, which should be held in Pittsburgh this month, because Paris was angry with Washington’s deal with Australia on submarines, the publication notes .

Australia, United Kingdom and US on September 15 announced the creation of a new security partnership – Aukus. Under the agreement, the Australian side, in particular, plans with the help of American and British technology to build at least eight nuclear submarines, the first of which entered service in 2036, and re-equip its armed forces with cruise missiles manufactured in the USA. Because of this, the largest in Canberra broke its contract with the history of the defense of Paris.