Barack Obama to visit Brussels , the de facto And where better to start than with more trade . ` ` capital '' of the EU , for the first time this year . CNN 's Nina Dos Santos says Obama should use the trip to improve relations between the U.S. and the EU . Euro - Atlantic links have been damaged by allegations the U.S. has on its European friends . The European Trade and Investment Partnership may help reinvigorate the relationship .
Barack Obama to visit Brussels , the de facto ` ` capital '' of the EU , for the first time this year . CNN 's Nina Dos Santos says Obama should use the trip to improve relations between the U.S. and the EU . Euro - Atlantic links have been damaged by allegations the U.S. has on its European friends . The European Trade and Investment Partnership may help reinvigorate the relationship .