'Europe's unity is our strength,' European Investment Bank chief Calviño tells Euronews

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'Europe's unity is our strength,' European Investment Bank chief Calviño tells Euronews  European Investment Bank President Nadia Calviño told Euronews' morning show Europe Today that the EU should stick together after the US administration claimed the bloc was weak and in decline. She further argued that Europe must become stronger and simplify its economy.   READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/12/12/europes-unity-our-strength-european-investment-bank-chief-calvino-tells-euronews  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Good morning, Maria. Great to see you.

00:02Look, this meeting comes on a brutal week for Brussels,

00:04given the criticism from the U.S. administration.

00:07Fill us in.

00:11Well, yes, Maeve, a difficult week for Europe,

00:14but today a positive story, if I may, for once.

00:16Of course, as you say, a new head of the Eurogroup.

00:19It's the Greek finance minister, a turnaround story here in Brussels.

00:22Today, this was a country, remember,

00:24that almost crashed out of the European Union and the euro 10 years ago

00:29and now leads this group of finance ministers.

00:31But, yes, the focus very much this week has been on the words by the U.S. administration,

00:36a European economy that is simply too weak, too politically correct,

00:40obsessed with regulation and green policies.

00:43A lot of this could lead to the end, according to the U.S. administration,

00:47to the European civilization.

00:49Very tough words.

00:51And to debrief, I'm happy to say we are joined live

00:53by the head of the European Investment Bank, Nadia Calvino.

00:57President, thank you so much for joining us this morning.

01:00I want to get your thoughts on those remarks by the U.S. administration.

01:04The European Union, it is simply too weak.

01:07Are we obsessed with regulation and are we killing this economy?

01:11Well, actually, Maria, what I feel these days is that I'm more proud than ever to be European.

01:17I think our values are our compass and they must be also underpinned in the new world order,

01:22which is in the making, and our unity is our strength.

01:26That's very clear when so many people are interested in dividing us and weakening the European Union.

01:32And when you say there's a new world order, does that mean that the United States may not be an ally?

01:37Are these the remarks of a friend?

01:39When he says you're too weak, too politically correct, it's the end of a civilization, they are weak.

01:44Is that how a friend talks to a friend?

01:45It's very clear that there's a new world order, which is in the...

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