The Big Question: What’s Europe’s Place In The World After The Pandemic?
A Q&A with European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis on Biden, Brexit, the vaccine rollout and how the EU plans to get tough on China.
The EU’s crisis management mode.
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This is one of a series of interviews by Bloomberg Opinion columnists on how to solve today’s most pressing policy challenges. It has been condensed and edited.
Ferdinando Giugliano: Along with other global leaders, you’re participating in the virtual World Economic Forum meetings. A major topic at this year’s forum is the inauguration of U.S. president Joe Biden and what the new administration’s agenda means for the global economy. You’re a former prime minister of Latvia and now an executive vice president of the European Commission in charge of trade and economic policy. Are you optimistic about the future relationship between the European Union and the U.S.?