In the emerging security landscape, the establishment of the European Defence Union is not just a strategic necessity; it is a moral imperative to ensure the safety and stability of Europe for generations to come.
Robert Schuman who died on Monday (4 September) 60 years ago, was the rarest of creatures. A subtle subversive. An individual who changed the course of history without much personal power. A revolutionary without weapons.
“National governments have to come out of their comfort zone to shape Europe together, including the prospect for change treaties. And if all this is not possible with 27, let’s move forward with a coalition of the willing.”
An EU army is not some ultra-federalist fantasy but a common-sense answer to the real-world challenges we face as European countries, says Guy Verhofstadt.
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You hear voices already calling for the European Council to give in to the Hungarian and Polish demands, by coming up with supposedly ‘technical’ solutions allowing them to veto any corruption case or breaches of the rule of law .
The scary thing about this election is, if Trump had even a minimum of political professionalism, if he had even tried to live up to the promises to the people who voted him into office, he might well have won.
A compromise of 27 positions is never a thing of beauty, but this time the need for unanimity among 27 leaders really unbalanced the initial proposals in important ways.
Covid-19 showed how little it means to be European in times of crisis. But it makes one thing clear: the eurosceptic mantra of the ‘European Superstate’ becoming more ridiculous by the day.
The finances and opulent lifestyles of Kremlin linked Oligarchs should be scrutinised fiercely in line with EU money laundering legislation.
Joint article from seven senior MEPs spells out 10 reasons why transnational lists will improve European democracy.
As Turkey’s democracy is in an increasingly troubled state, a new association agreement with the country should replace the current EU accession talks.
There is room for EU co-operation with an increasingly authoritarian Russia, but let us end the pretence of “strategic partnership.”
The time has come to react to Viktor Orban’s trampling of EU values in Hungary by suspending his voting rights. His own group, the EPP, must get on board, writes Liberal group chief Guy Verhofstadt.
The time is ripe for the EU to hold Russia to account on its obligations on democracy and rule of law, writes Kristiina Ojuland.