It comes on the second day of the summit of the Group of Seven nations — the world's seven biggest economies — in Cornwall in southwest England.
President Joe Biden and leaders of the G7 will pledge 1 billion shots in arms of the COVID vaccine for the world and target Big Tech with a new tax as the summit begins.
Joe Biden and Jill Biden greeted G7 leaders on the beach in Cornwall Friday for the official start of the summit to rebuild relationships that were frayed during four years of President Donald Trump
For Merkel, the relief is genuine at the prospect of dealing with Biden rather than Trump. Still, Europe is determined to carve out a bigger global role on a par with the U.S.