- Title: High security at EU, NATO, for Trump and alliance leaders' visit
- Date: 25th May 2017
- Summary: BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (MAY 25, 2017) (REUTERS) EU FLAGS FLYING EU BUILDING WITH FLAGS AND MEDIA CARS BARBED WIRE FENCE POLICE STANDING AROUND SECURITY TENT AND GUIDING PEOPLE WHERE TO GO POLICEMAN WALKING DOWN STREET TENT OUTSIDE EU BUILDINGS WITH POLICEMEN STANDING BY HELICOPTER FLYING OVERHEAD (SOUNDBITE) (English) PASSER-BY, PATRICK DE SMET, SAYING: "I think it's a good thing to do. Yes, I hope they get along well so they have to understand each other. It can only get better if they talk to each other so it's nice. It's good that (U.S. President Donald) Trump is here that he can meet the others, I don't know what's coming out but it can be better than before I guess." POLICE WALKING DOWN THE ROAD (SOUNDBITE) (English) PASSER-BY, PATRICK DE SMET, SAYING: "He's a clown (Trump). I don't like him at all, not at all. He's a disaster but okay good, people voted for him so that's democracy so I go." POLICE CAR FACING STREET WITH OFFICERS AROUND POLICE STANDING AND FACING NATO BUILDING POLICEMEN WALKING ACROSS STREET TOWARDS NATO BARBED WIRE BARRICADES NEXT TO NATO POLICEMEN TALKING TO EACH OTHER POLICE CAR, OFFICERS STANDING IN STREET VARIOUS OF POLICE TALKING POLICE WATER CANNON VEHICLE STATIONED BY NATO MILITARY TRUCK DRIVING BY NATO VARIOUS OF SECURITY STANDING AT NATO GATE STREET WITH BARRICADES AND POLICEMEN WALKING POLICE VEHICLES IN ROAD POLICE WATER CANNON VEHICLE STATIONED BY NATO VARIOUS OF POLICE OFFICERS STANDING NEXT TO POLICE VAN VARIOUS OF POLICE TALKING TO POLICE IN CAR POLICE CAR DRIVING AND CROSSING INTERSECTION POLICE WATER CANNON VEHICLE NATO BUILDING
- Embargoed: 8th June 2017 10:48
- Keywords: security Merkel Macron Erdogan Trump EU NATO
- Location: BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
- City: BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
- Country: Belgium
- Topics: NATO,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA0016IC698N
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Security was heightened around the European Council on Thursday (May 25) as U.S. President Donald Trump arrived for his first meeting with EU leaders.
Trump, with his secretaries of state and defense, Rex Tillerson and James Mattis respectively, held talks with European Council President Donald Tusk, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini.
Trump will later attend a summit of NATO leaders and attend the inauguration of the military alliance's headquarters in the city.
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Wednesday (May 24) Trump will be "really tough" when he meets his NATO allies for the first time, demanding that they raise their defence spending,
Brussels is the U.S. President's fourth leg of his first foreign trip since taking office. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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