The implementation of the Strategy comes at a time of highly adverse circumstances for the process of European integration, so that its development is not solely reliant on the content of the document or the determination of its backers.
Although the EU-Mercosur agreement is a first generation FTA, mainly focused on tariff reductions, it is necessary to highlight its geo-political significance.
Europe’s southern neighbourhood is a diverse but interlinked geopolitical ensemble, whose specificities need to be carefully assessed before Europeans devise dedicated security strategies, divide responsibilities and make policy decisions.
The election of Antonio Tajani as president of the European Parliament is the outcome of a fierce struggle for MEPs’ votes.
UN-brokered talks to finally reunify Cyprus after 43 years offer hope, but obstacles remain and any deal would have to be approved in referendums on both sides.
If it cannot offer more than building up resilience, the EU risks locking itself out of its own neighbourhood. Would sovereignty and equality not be a better Leitmotiv for its strategy?
Europeans would be wise to improve their own defences, in case they can no longer depend on the US as much as before.
It is vital that France, Germany and the UK cooperate constructively on military matters after the British leave the European Union.
The institutional division between the European Parliament, the Commission and the Council regarding Turkey has become even more visible over the last months.
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