Biden Addresses Europe in Munich Security Speech

Vice President Biden stressed the value of trans-Atlantic unity in his speech at the Munich Security Conference. Photo: ©AP Images

Vice President Biden, in his second appearance at the annual Munich Security Conference, says neither the United States nor any other country can address the security and economic challenges that the world faces alone. “We need to work together, we need to stick together,”  “President Obama and I continue to believe that Europe is the cornerstone of our engagement with the rest of the world and is the catalyst for our global cooperation,” Biden said. “This European alliance is critical to our interests.” Europe, Biden said, remains America’s indispensable partner in global affairs. Read the full article | Remarks by Vice President Joe Biden to the Munich Security Conference. Hotel Bayerischer Hof Munich, Germany (2013-02-02)

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U.S.-EU Highlights

Vice President Joe Biden meets with European Parliament President Martin Schulz in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. Photo: ©AP Images

Vice President Joe Biden Meets European Parliament President Martin Schulz in Washington

Vice President Biden welcomed the President of the European Parliament, the Honorable Martin Schulz, to the White House on November 28, 2012. The Vice President emphasized the importance the United States places on continued close engagement and cooperation with the European Parliament. The Vice President and President Schulz discussed the economic challenges and opportunities facing the United States and the European Union, stressed the importance of the Transatlantic partnership, and highlighted their mutual desire to strengthen job-supporting Transatlantic trade and investment ties. Readout available here.

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