TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) - The European Union Ambassador to the United States spent the week meeting with Florida state and local leaders to strengthen relationships and better understand how state policy influences global policy.

EU Ambassador Jovita Neliupšienė and diplomats from 10 other countries visited the Capitol on Wednesday to meet with state leaders and discuss partnerships.

“A lot of Florida people are right now in government, in the administration, it’s a question of understanding politically what is happening and why,” Neliupšienė said.

The ambassador said the exchange of ideas and information is important for the EU’s understanding of American policy.

Many federal policies around trade have been controversial. In July, the Trump administratio

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