Europe awaits the American result with caution and silence

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Almost absolute silence

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Europe is experiencing one of those nightmare awakenings this Wednesday, such as that of June 2016, with the British Brexit referendum, or that of the North American elections a few months later.

He does not know what will happen, he fears the worst and in order not to leave, in writing or by word, anything that can be held against him later, he bites his nails, in which Paolo Gentiloni, European Commissioner for Economic Affairs, has described as

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It's no secret: the EU has been holding its heart for weeks, if not months.

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For diplomatic relations, for NATO, for the environment (ironically today the official withdrawal of the US from the Paris Agreement on the climate has been formalized), for trade relations.

For the return to normality, decades of solid alliances, mutual understanding and aligned interests.

In reality, talking about the EU in this case is not precise, because

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During the campaign, at least two governments were clearly in favor of Donald Trump, those of

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And this morning with a hangover from the polls they have reiterated it.

While in the vast majority of capitals there is radio silence until it is clear what will happen, but

: "It is very clear that the American people have chosen Donald Trump and Mike Pence for four more years. The more delays and denial of the fact by the mainstream media, the greater the triumph for the US president. Congratulations to the Republican Party for its great results throughout the country ", he has written in English on his Twitter account.

Jansa, who has long pushed her country in the direction of Visegrad, did not want to wait or measure her words.

Just the opposite of the high representative for EU Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell, the

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"The American people have spoken. While we await the electoral result, the EU remains prepared to continue building a transatlantic relationship based on our values ​​and our common history," he said, being practically the only voice to be heard.

Arancha González Laya, Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, summed it up well this morning on Cadena Ser:

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"We have to wait for the count," the minister warned.

"It is a very tight election, it looks like a referendum. To pronounce in advance is something that I would not want to do because it is not responsible."

The same has been said by the chief spokesman of the European Commission, Eric Mamer.

The interim result, with a very small difference in the electoral college, and with President Trump speaking of "fraud" and trying to have the vote counting interrupted, causes incredible anxiety in Brussels and the continental capitals.

For the memory of Florida in the year 2000 and because

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He says yes, and even thinks so, but he is not.

The results are a huge disappointment, almost more than surprise, because they mean that there is far from being a repudiation of Trump and his way of understanding politics, the United States and the world.

Absolutely.

"A second victory would be a fundamental challenge for us, in a way that we are not prepared for";

, head of the Foreign Committee of the German Federal Parliament and one of the candidates to succeed Angela Merkel,

has notified

this morning.

"In Berlin they may have mentally prepared for a Trump victory, but ... are they prepared to deal with the consequences? Honestly, I doubt it," says

of the European Council of Foreign Relations.

"Many capitals have feared a second term from Trump, but are not prepared for it. European leadership should reach new heights to deal with this situation," agrees

, of the Atlantic Council in Stockholm.

The German Defense Minister,

, has admitted that the current situation is "explosive" and foresees a

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Who has won the elections in the US?

The provisional reading in Brussels is defensive.

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A huge respite, but not a breath of fresh air.

The doubts will continue and that is why you have to start looking forward in a different way.

With realism and perhaps with resignation, since the German Defense Minister warned this week that

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But also with the high beams on, because no one guarantees that in four years the pillars erected after the Second World War will be there.

Guy Verhofstadt

, former Belgian Prime Minister and for years the voice of liberals in the European Parliament, today put the words: "Seeing the chaos on the other side of the Atlantic, I am more convinced than ever that Europeans are stronger when we are united in this uncertain world. Whatever the outcome, the EU needs to have its destiny in its own hands. "

Not everyone wants to hear the message, but the alternatives are becoming fewer.

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