Kallas pushes back on US ‘Europe-bashing’ at Munich

11:59 - 15 Feb 2026

Kaja Kallas, the EU’s High Representative for foreign affairs, has publicly pushed back against US rhetoric portraying Europe as declining or “erasing” its civilisation. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, she defended Europe’s democratic model and human-rights agenda, while acknowledging that Washington and Brussels will continue to disagree on issues such as migration, climate policy […]