Overview
- EU Council President António Costa said the bloc cannot accept a U.S. "threat of interference" in its political life and rejected any attempt to label European parties as good or bad.
- Germany’s deputy government spokesperson Sebastian Hille rejected the document’s critiques as ideological and said Berlin does not share the strategy’s failure to classify Russia as a threat, aligning instead with NATO’s assessment.
- The U.S. strategy states it will promote a European "resistance," including through right‑wing parties, and warns of a supposed "civilizational extinction" driven by non‑European immigration.
- The document attacks EU digital rules such as the Digital Services Act as violating free speech, as President Donald Trump threatens additional tariffs over enforcement and U.S. officials denounce the EU fine against Elon Musk’s platform X.
- Analyses describe a shift toward "targeted partnerships" and a mediator posture rather than a traditional allied guarantee, intensifying questions over NATO burden‑sharing and European sovereignty.