Only 36% of EU residents consider the US a reliable partner, while in the US the same belief about Europeans is shared by 72% of the population, according to research by the Berlsman Foundation and the Berltsman Foundation North America. "On both sides of the Atlantic, there is support for pragmatic cooperation with shared interests and an independent continent," the Berlesman Foundation said in a press release. - - In terms of mutual trust, there is a significant inequality." In Germany, only 25% of the population see the US as a reliable partner, the lowest in the survey among EU countries. The majority of people who believe in the United States are in Romania (60%), Poland (58%) and Lithuania (57%). Both the EU and the US have many supporters of greater European independence, the study found. 73 percent of EU respondents said that after decades of close cooperation with the United States, "Europe should follow its lead." In Germany for this "way" - 80% of the respondents. The idea of closer relations between the EU and the US was supported by a majority in both groups of respondents. Among Europeans, 62% of the population prefers to strengthen this partnership, regardless of the administration in Washington and 73% among Americans. @wglavnoe.