The integration of defence industries is a preliminary and paramount step for German and Italian investments to be perceived complementary, rather than competitive, to the other industries
Media mentions – European Power
The war in Ukraine has global repercussions. The world of tomorrow world will be very different from the one we have been living in until a few weeks ago.
The Foreign Ministry usually already has a good feeling for the fact that business and geopolitics are becoming increasingly intertwined
I think the conflict will remain localized. However, its effects on energy, value chains and migration flows – inter alia – are global.
Europeans (…) mostly agree that they need the kind of ambitious agenda advocated for by Macron, namely when it comes to defense issues
If Finland has stopped Stalin, Kiev can stop Putin
There is a high risk that Russia cuts off gas supplies to Europe. The EU needs a stronger and more reliable economic deterrent with an anti-coercion instrument.
The real issue is EU gas dependency. This crisis forces European countries to implement internal solidarity mechanisms and establish a joint energy strategy.
European citizens would consider a Russian invasion of Ukraine not merely as an attack towards a neighboring country but as an attack to the European security order
Mark Leonard and Ivan Krastev comments on the European perception of Russia-Ukraine crisis according to the results of ECFR latest survey are quoted by Domani