• mannycalaveraOP
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    1 month ago

    It is RULES based organisation. It doesn’t do “favours”.

    I hear you, but it sorta does 😂. From the article.

    The geopolitical context also points to the need for more European ambition. A return to the White House for Donald Trump could fundamentally weaken US commitment to Nato and European security. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has seen the return of large-scale war to the continent. This has spurred a willingness to revive enlargement as a foreign policy tool — and implement it more innovatively. Ukraine is now being progressively integrated into parts of the single market rather than being forced to swallow the acquis communautaire — the body of common law — wholesale, showing that the EU can prioritise politics, and think creatively, when it wants to.

    And, again, the thrust of the opinion piece is to say that the EU would be in a better position if it incorporated more political strategic thinking rather than technocratic as it has previously. But, look, it’s an opinion piece. Let’s not take it too seriously.