The ongoing pursuit of the European Union’s green agenda and the implementation of technology regulations impacting American companies are jeopardizing the transatlantic alliance, according to a prominent U.S. official. Christopher Landau, the U.S. deputy secretary of state, expressed his concerns in a post on social media platform X, emphasizing that the EU’s actions are undermining U.S. security.
“The nations of Europe cannot look to the US for their own security at the same time they affirmatively undermine the security of the US itself through the (unelected, undemocratic, and unrepresentative) EU,”
Landau’s remarks follow the European Commission’s recent decision to impose a hefty €120 million fine on X for violating EU transparency regulations. This move drew criticism from several U.S. officials and provoked a strong response from Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X, who threatened retaliation and suggested the need to “abolish the EU.”
Continued frustrations over EU policies
Landau characterized the financial penalty as merely the “tip of the iceberg,” indicating a broader trend wherein the EU has consistently undermined its credibility with the United States. He labeled many of the EU’s policies as detrimental to U.S. interests, calling them a form of “civilizational suicide.” These remarks reflect criticisms previously made by Donald Trump in his recent foreign policy manifesto.
In his post, Landau pointed out the contradiction in European nations’ behavior: “When these countries wear their NATO hats, they insist that Transatlantic cooperation is the cornerstone of our mutual security. But when these countries wear their EU hats, they pursue all sorts of agendas that are often utterly adverse to US interests and security—including censorship, economic suicide/climate fanaticism, open borders, disdain for national sovereignty/promotion of multilateral governance and taxation, support for Communist Cuba.”
Call for cohesive policies
Landau urged for a resolution to this inconsistency, stating, “This inconsistency cannot continue. Either the great nations of Europe are our partners in protecting the Western civilization that we inherited from them or they are not. But we cannot pretend that we are partners while those nations allow the EU’s unelected, undemocratic, and unrepresentative bureaucracy in Brussels to pursue policies of civilizational suicide.”
Earlier this week, Landau also criticized European NATO allies for excluding the U.S. from discussions regarding the bloc’s defense enhancements, highlighting the growing tensions within the alliance.