For Italy, for long a middle power working as a bridge in the Wider Mediterranean, this is about retrieving that connecting capability and use it towards the Global South
In light of ECFR’s new polling, Arturo Varvelli assesses the role Italy can play in the Global South
The common objective is clear: we need to lay down initiatives that respond to geopolitical problems – from energetic and economical security to the near-shoring of supply chains
Recent EU measures, such as the border carbon adjustment mechanism, are creating tensions
Mats Engstrom was quoted in an article of les Echos focused on the response of the EU to the Belt and Road initiative
In this interview, Tobias Gehrke talks about Europe´s economic security and European gigafactories which are at risk of never materialising
Both companies [Carlsberg and Danone] were in the process of selling their Russian assets. This process, the potential revenue thereof, and a possible reduction in the workforce have now been stopped
America will increasingly demand that we support them
Tobias Gehrke comments on the technology competition between China and the United States and Europe’s place in it
the Netherlands is now implementing these measures by applying EU regulations, and other EU member states must at least take into account, they don’t necessarily have to follow the Dutch way
These are symptoms of a deeper geo-economic malaise, and the Commission’s ‘de-risking’ approach is insufficient to address one of its main causes, the great power race for techno-industrial leadership
I do not think this is a protectionist strategy, I think it is realistic: if Europe gets excluded from tech supply chains, there is a real security risk
