BRUSSELS: European Parliament leaders on Thursday urged the EU to reject Ted Malloch if he is named US President Donald Trump’s ambassador to Brussels, calling him hostile to the bloc.

The leaders of the main parliamentary groups said Malloch, whom they called Trump’s likely choice, has openly backed the dissolution of the 28-nation European Union much like the collapse of the Soviet Union.

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