EU pitches post-Trump alliance with US, Covid-19 vaccine rollout, Lam’s cash problem
FT News Briefing
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🗓️ 30 November 2020
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
The EU will call on the US to seize a “once-in-a-generation” opportunity to forge a new global alliance, the first coronavirus vaccine is on track for international deployment within weeks, and Hong Kong’s leader has said she is being forced to receive her salary in cash because of US sanctions. Plus, the FT’s Helen Warrell explains how the UK is trying to position itself as a global leader in defence.
EU pitches new post-Trump alliance with US in face of China challenge
https://www.ft.com/content/e8e5cf90-7448-459e-8b9f-6f34f03ab77a
International rollout of Covid-19 vaccine on track for next month
https://www.ft.com/content/093d5005-ea9f-4c87-8db3-bae0e93d5102
Hong Kong’s leader has ‘piles of cash’ at home after US sanctions
https://www.ft.com/content/0f9f0e98-faac-4ecd-8896-8cda3746a920
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| 0:00.0 | Good morning from the Financial Times. Today is Monday, November 30th, and this is your FT news briefing. |
| 0:08.0 | The European Union is extending a once in a generation olive branch to the US. The world could see the first |
| 0:14.4 | coronavirus vaccine rollout before the end of 2020 and Hong Kong's leader is |
| 0:18.8 | stockpiling cash thanks to US sanctions. Plus the UK is aiming to be a top player when it comes to global defense. |
| 0:26.0 | We'll explain how the country is hoping to do this. |
| 0:29.0 | I'm Mark Filipino, and here's the news you need to start your day. |
| 0:33.0 | The relationship between Europe and the U.S US needs maintenance and renewal. |
| 0:44.0 | That's according to a paper the European Commission has drawn up and was seen by the Financial Times. |
| 0:49.0 | Besides stating what might seem like the obvious, |
| 0:52.0 | the Commission also uses the paper to map out a new... stating what |
| 0:53.0 | the paper to map out a new global alliance with America |
| 0:56.0 | once Donald Trump leaves the White House. |
| 0:59.0 | I'm joined by the F.T.'s Brussels Bureau Chief Sam Fleming. |
| 1:02.0 | Sam, what exactly is the EU hoping to repair here? |
| 1:05.8 | It seems like quite the laundry list. |
| 1:08.6 | Well, there's no secret that the US-EU relationship has deteriorated during the Trump administration. |
| 1:15.0 | Donald Trump has struck a very skeptical tone when it comes to relations with the EU |
| 1:20.0 | ripping up some of the old norms and obviously pursuing aggressive trade policies vis-à-vis the EU as well. |
| 1:26.0 | So this draft document that we've seen is setting out a whole range of policy areas where the EU is hoping to completely reset and reboot its relations with the US. |
| 1:37.0 | It's a real panoply ranging from areas like climate change where obviously Joe Biden has been talking about reversing some of the Trump |
| 1:45.6 | skepticism about climate change to the health arena where the EU wants to boost trade in medical |
| 1:52.1 | goods for example draw up a pandemic |
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