The president of the Commission was projected to centralize her power. By entrusting Kallas with the post, but taking away certain competencies, she chose a “divide et impera” rule
Media mentions – European Sovereignty
The EU must become a serious military power, capable of standing on its own. The White Paper on Defence is a crucial step in this direction
Now the EU has to make important strategic choices. We have a conflict on our doorstep with Russia that will leave a fault line open in our borders, so the EU must structure itself more deeply
Carla Hobbs on how the EU’s regulatory simplification agenda is leading to deregulation
The Trump administration is extremely unpredictable. Musk and Trump’s statements seem to strike more at European allies than strategic adversaries such as China
There are three priorities: political, financial and military support for Ukraine; support for Ukraine’s reconstruction; and counterbalancing Russian pressure to achieve peace as soon as possible
Teresa Coratella on the priorities of the Polish presidency of the EU Council for the next six months
The impact can be described as nonexistent. Orbán is an isolated leader within the EU, has no partners and fails to establish constructive dialogues
Teresa Coratella on the impact of Viktor Orbán’s Hungary’s rotating presidency of the EU Council
Many in Germany […] still assume that an EU industrial strategy would amount to them having to support the rest of the bloc – but that gets things the wrong way round
Daniela Schwarzer discusses lessons Draghi’s report on competitiveness holds for Germany