For the moment, the European Political Community is essentially a forum for discussion of major strategic issues
Marie Dumoulin was invited to RFI’s Carrefour de l’Europe podcast to discuss the European Political Community summit in Moldova
Media mentions – Eastern Partnership
It’s a way of restoring the balance. […] The presence of the French President and of the German Chancellor is supposed to allow negotiations to proceed.
Marie Dumoulin on the new format of negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan at the European Political Community summit
This project cannot be reduced to an act of opposition to Russia
Marie Dumoulin spoke on France Culture about expectations ahead of the second European Political Community summit in Chișinău
A reorientation of German foreign policy will not be possible without a stronger focus on Central and Eastern Europe
Piotr Buras analyses the effects of the Ukraine war on the balance of power in the EU, German-Polish relations – and world views that need to be revised
The Poles have a much more positive attitude toward their military than Germany because they had to fight for their freedom
For the chancellor, what he fears most is uncontrolled escalation and the Russian nuclear threat. Whereas in the Polish debate, the threat perception is different.
Jana Puglierin says that much of the German-Polish tension over Ukraine stems from a fundamental difference in perspective that is unlikely to change
Everything is legal but nothing is democratic (…) democratic institutions formally exist, but their actual functioning follows only [Orban’s] will
Tibor Dessewffy comments on Hungary’s recent parliamentary elections
Warsaw will need to expand the boundaries of its influence and avoid some further pitfalls if it is to become a real leader
Russian President Vladimir Putin (has) questioned the existence of Ukraine, describing it as a mere creation of Lenin’s Soviet Union
Marie Dumoulin argues that Putin’s logic in the Ukraine war could also be applied to other post-Soviet republics
There is a sense of moral superiority, which is very strong at the moment