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Merkel visits US President Biden: Nord Stream 2, China and punitive tariffs

2021-07-15T09:18:40.818Z


It is already the fourth US President that the Chancellor has met. Biden and Merkel have important issues on the agenda.


It is already the fourth US President that the Chancellor has met.

Biden and Merkel have important issues on the agenda.

  • Chancellor Angela Merkel meets US President Joe Biden.

  • The two heads of government have important issues on their agenda, including Nord Stream 2 *.

  • This news ticker is updated regularly.

Washington, DC - Angela Merkel will meet US President Joe Biden this Thursday (July 15, 2021).

The German Chancellor is the first head of government from Europe to be a guest in the White House under the Democratic government.

More than two years ago, your host was Donald Trump *.

The bilateral relations: frosty.

The then president saw the Federal Republic as more of an adversary than an ally.

It's different with Joe Biden.

The 46th US President takes every opportunity to make it clear how important the transatlantic partnership, and especially Germany, is to him.

Merkel's visit is supposed to send a signal of a restart in the bilateral relationship - which has become much warmer, but not free of conflict.

Important topics are on the agenda of the two heads of government:

  • Nord Stream 2:

    The almost completed gas pipeline from Russia to Germany is likely to be an important issue. The mega project is still one of the central conflict issues between Berlin and Washington. In May the US government waived sanctions against the operating company and its German managing director. And now demands concrete commitments from the federal government to protect Ukraine as a transit country. Both countries want to have found a solution to the problem by August. It is therefore eagerly awaited whether the Chancellor's visit to the White House will lead to the long-awaited breakthrough.

  • Punitive tariffs:

    Trade barriers are also likely to become an important issue. On the one hand, it is about mutual punitive tariffs in the smoldering dispute between the EU and the USA over subsidies for the aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing. . At the EU-USA summit in June, the countries last agreed to waive punitive tariffs for the next five years. On the other hand, there are US punitive tariffs on steel and aluminum from Europe. These were imposed by the then US President Trump. The EU responded with counter-tariffs on US goods such as whiskey, jeans, orange juice and Harley-Davidson motorcycles. At the EU-US summit, both sides agreed to set up a working group. A quick solution is not yet in sight. Biden has so far stuck to the tariffs.

  • China:

    The government under Joe Biden sees the emerging China as the greatest geopolitical challenge.

    The US President wants to convince the Western allies to build a strong front against the People's Republic.

  • Patent protection for corona vaccines:

    In May, the Biden government caused an uproar when it spoke out in favor of a temporary suspension of patent protection for corona vaccines *.

    The federal government, however, resolutely rejects such a step.

    However, it is unclear whether this complex issue will come up during Merkel's visit to Washington DC.

  • US entry

    ban

    :

    Due to the corona pandemic, an entry ban imposed in March 2020 for Europeans who want to go to the USA still applies. The EU, on the other hand, lifted entry restrictions for US citizens in June. There is great hope that Merkel will try to persuade Biden to open the border.

The course of the meeting is as follows.

At around 3 p.m. (CET), Merkel and US Vice Kamala Harris will meet for breakfast.

Afterwards (4.15 p.m.) a meeting with representatives of the American economy is planned.

At 5.30 p.m. the Chancellor will arrive at the Johns Hopkins University for the award of the honorary doctorate and give a speech.

US President Joe Biden will welcome Merkel to the White House at 8 p.m., followed by a one-to-one conversation between Merkel and Biden and an extended discussion.

The joint press conference begins at 10.15 p.m.

At 12:15 a.m., US President Biden and First Lady Dr.

Jill Biden a dinner in honor of the Chancellor.

(

aka with agencies

)

* Merkur.de

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Source: merkur

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