EU leaders hold ‘triple first’ talks with NATO chief amid uncertainties over Trump’s policies

03/02/2025 03:07 France 24

EU leaders and the head of NATO gathered in Brussels on Monday for talks dubbed a "triple first": the first time the bloc’s 27 leaders met since US President Donald Trump's inauguration, their first-ever dedicated talks on defence and their first with a British prime minister since Brexit.

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