Many were disappointed by the EU’s initial reaction. But at the same time, the crisis created the conviction that a more powerful Union is the only chance for Europe to play a decisive role on the global stage in the future
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Von der Leyen has to face the fact that there are powerful stakeholders in the member states and in Brussels who have a completely different idea of geopolitics than she does
Nearly one year on, with a global pandemic scrambling everything, a geopolitical Europe is still absent – and European strategic sovereignty is eroding daily
An ECFR study shows that 62 per cent of Europeans have a worsening view of China under state and party leader Xi
It was an excellent partner for our economic relationship and an important friend for Europe. In many capitals, this sentiment is still there – but now Europeans publics are waking up to the fact that China is becoming a very different actor
La Croix quotes ECFR's polling results: nearly 70% of the French respondents have a worsened perception of China compared to before the coronavirus crisis
Covid-19 has taught them how alone Europeans are in the world. Faced with an existential threat, large majorities across the continent realised that no one was there to help them – not the EU, international institutions, or Europe’s allies
The pandemics could have, paradoxically, restored a certain normality in British politics
RTBF quotes ECFR's polling results regarding politics in the UK
For multilateral institutions to regain legitimacy, they must show that they can empower citizens, rather than disenfranchise them
The New Statesman refers to recent Unlock data,