Est. 1min 15-04-2003 (updated: 07-11-2012 ) Euractiv is part of the Trust Project >>> Languages: Français | DeutschPrint Email Facebook X LinkedIn WhatsApp Telegram Washington has set up a bipartisan task force to seek ways to repair battered relations between the US and Europe. Read more with Euractiv Think-tanks launch policy website on future EUThe European Policy Institutes Network (EPIN), representing think-tanks from the 28 EU Member States and accession countries, has launched a website focusing on the future of Europe debate. Subscribe now to our newsletter EU Elections Decoded Email Address * Politics Newsletters BackgroundHeaded by former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger (Republican) and former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers (Democrat), the task force - formally known as the Council on Foreign Relations group - will assess the current state of transatlantic relations and will consider whether the US needs to re-orient its relationship to Europe. According to the Financial Times, it will also consider whether a close working relationship with Europe remains important to US interests. Meanwhile, Mr Kissinger has called upon the Bush administration to involve the international community and UN in post-war Iraq. He said US military preeminence is a "fact of life" in international affairs for the foreseeable future. But America can strive to translate its dominance into a systematic fostering of international consensus, he added. Meanwhile, German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder reportedly plans to use his meeting on 15 April with British Prime Minister Tony Blair to display Berlin's determination to move on from its role as a leading opponent of the Iraq war, senior officials said. The meeting comes amid growing signs that Berlin wants to normalise relations with both London and Washington.
