In Hamburg, the G20 has begun to summit. On hostess Angela Merkel, difficult conversations have to wait. Because of the riots, some of the delegations came too late. From Hamburg Nina-Timbered Houses.
Hostess Angela Merkel welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron in Hamburg
Outside, a cordon of police officers and water cannons, in the halls shaking hands and greeting photos with the most powerful States and rulers of the world: in The Morning the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, the President of the United States, Russia and China received a first working session. Donald Trump tapped Merkel jovially on the Arm and showed then the photographer his clenched fist. Significantly subtle it was, as the new French President Emmanuel Macron arrived, for the first Time at the Meeting of the 19 most important industrial and emerging countries and the EU. He greeted the hostess with a friendly kiss.
Difficult Moderators Role
The topic of the opening round: The fight against terrorism. A point at which the participants pull together, and that was suitable, therefore, a constructive atmosphere for the talks. The is badly needed, if it’s later in the day, to the large construction sites: environmental protection and trade policy. In these areas, the United States have adopted from the previous consensus of the G20 countries that entered the free trade and against protectionism debates. “Solutions can only be found if we are to compromise and the us moving toward each other without bending us too much,” said the hostess in your opening Statement. Differences are likely to be named.
Will be sufficient the influence of Angela Merkel to the G20 countries consensus? “Merkel will have to bring their full weight,” said EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker at the start of the summit. “But Mrs Merkel knows that she can’t do this alone, and not alone must do.”
The Champions of free trade: the Japanese Prime Shinzo, Abe and the EU leaders Tusk (l) and Juncker
The EU supports the German presidency of the G20 through the day before the agreed trade agreements with Japan, to be a model for the functioning of free trade. Through the agreement, the EU will screw their exports to Japan by one-third to the top, prophesied Juncker, gave the “simple protectionism” a clear rejection: “That would be absolutely the wrong way to go”. For possible punitive tariffs of the United States against steel imports from other countries, the EU will respond “adequately,” said Juncker.
Be open up in Hamburg, new chasms between the United States and Europe? Beyond trade policy, EU Council President Donald Tusk cautiously optimistic, after Trump had known during his visit in Warsaw is a clear mutual assistance Pact of NATO. “The real question is: Was this something Unique or is this a new policy?”, commenting on Tusk.
How willing to compromise, US President, Donald be Trump?
The questions in Hamburg, many summit participants when it comes to the final communiqué, which is usually decided unanimously. In climate policy, there is no agreement so far, after the USA swept the Paris climate agreement the back. The issue in the Friday afternoon session on the agenda, which is of Donald Trump, and Vladimir Putin, but “skipped”: this time, for the first Time to a personal interview. Due to the tense relations between the two countries, this meeting is considered to be one of the most important of the entire summit. After their arrival in the exhibition halls the two of them shook, once.