20 Sep 2021

Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 20 September 2021

AUKUS is causing anger & soul-searching in EU. Seamus says it's a diplomatic row that's unprecedented in modern times, with France recalling its ambassadors from the US and Australia. There's been angry reaction in Paris and Brussels after the announcement of a new trilateral security pact between the US, the UK and Australia took them by surprise, with claims of not being consulted. And in Germany, a week out from the election, pressure is mounting on the man hoping to succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor of Germany.

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