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Europeans tend to trust more the EU than their national governments to protect their interests against other global powers. (Photo: 7th Army Training Command)

Just 5% of Europeans trust Trump

The majority of Europeans no longer rely on the US providing security in Europe and in turn, they want the EU to develop stronger defence mechanisms to remain neutral in international conflicts, according to a new report by the pan-European think-tank European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR). 

"Europeans want the EU to become a strong independent actor that is powerful enough to avoid taking sides or being at the mercy of outside powers," states the

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

Europeans tend to trust more the EU than their national governments to protect their interests against other global powers. (Photo: 7th Army Training Command)

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

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