Associate Professor & Director of Education | EU external relations, global governance & the law | Leiden University College The Hague & Europa Institute, Leiden University
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Joris Larik
Interview in het FD over nauwere samenwerking ("enhanced cooperation") in de EU na de top van Alden Biesen.
Kortom: een goede strategie om momentum te creëren, maar “het zou jammer zijn als dit geen tussenoplossing blijkt, maar een toestand van toenemende versplintering."
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Molumn.
Oekraïne belichaamt nu de hoop voor een vrij, zelfredzaam Europa
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Neonborden met ‘billions and billions spent’ erop gaan geen vijanden afschrikken. Over de worsteling van herbewapening tijdens een militaire transformatie.
Molumn: Om te overleven, moet ‘Europa’ politiek en militair snel opnieuw worden uitgevonden
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There is no break on #SAFE! 🚀
8 more national investment plans approved just now.
~€75B in #EUDefence funding, moving us closer to collective strength.
⏩ What’s next: Council decisions for fast disbursement.
And we continue working on the remaing plans.
Today in @theguardian.com, I argue that Donald Trump’s foreign-policy playbook is increasingly about attention capture, or what I call geopolitical clickbait.
Plus I outline why this matters for Europe & what to do about it.
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Historic day!🇪🇺🤝🇨🇦
Amidst global shifts, Canada and the EU are strengthening ties when needed most.
Pleasure to sign w Minister McGuinty important agreement under the #SAFE instrument this morning! It will boost our industries & security, strengthen our defence cooperation & economic ties.
Unanimiteit verlamt vaak de besluitvorming in Brussel. Met kopgroepen kunnen lidstaten alvast vooruitlopen en treuzelaars onder druk zetten om aan te haken. Er zijn ook risico’s: ‘Het zou jammer zijn als een Europa van meerdere snelheden geen tussenoplossing blijkt, maar een toestand van toenemende versplintering.’
It began with coal and steel. But from the very start, our Union was always meant to be much more.
75 years ago, in Paris, with the signing of the Treaty of Paris, Europe chose a different path.
One of unity over division, of peace over war.
The display of the flags of the EU, the EU Military Staff, and our maritime missions ATALANTA and ASPIDES at India’s Republic Day is a powerful symbol of our deepening security cooperation.
It will culminate tomorrow in the signature of our Security and Defence Partnership.
Today, the EU-Mercosur agreement begins to apply provisionally.
The benefits are real and visible as of now.
Tariffs start falling.
Companies are gaining access to new markets.
Investors have the predictability they need.
75 years ago, the Treaty of Paris was signed, establishing the European Coal and Steel Community.
Six countries joined forces to build a shared market, choosing cooperation over conflict.
Born from the desire for peace after WWII, this treaty laid the foundation for the Union we know today. 🇪🇺
Whether he’s targeting Greenland, tariffs or Iran, Trump’s agenda is to distract – because a Europe that is always reacting is never planning, says political scientist Catherine De Vries
