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Biden romances Europe in Munich speech
By EUobserver
US president Joe Biden pledged "America's back" as Europe's main ally on trade and climate and on pushing back against Chinese and Russian aggression in a video-link speech at the Munich Security Conference Friday. Top EU officials welcomed his remarks. This was "exactly the speech that many Europeans wanted to hear - an America that pats you on the shoulders, that doesn't criticise or demand," German magazine Der Spiegel wrote.