1. Europe’s moment of truth: United by adversity?
- Author:
- Fabian Zuleeg and Janis Emmanouilidis
- Publication Date:
- 07-2022
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- European Policy Centre (EPC)
- Abstract:
- Inaction is not an option for the Union. It must demonstrate both unity and ambition along a concrete reform path, specifically across 10 strategic areas. The EU27 must decide whether the integration project can once again become a success story – this time in reaction to the watershed moment we are experiencing. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a major transgression against, and tragedy for, a sovereign country and its people wanting to determine their own future. There is no justification for this war of aggression and the war crimes that Russian troops have already carried out – all driven by revisionist ideology and the neo-imperial ambitions of President Putin and his supporters.
- Topic:
- NATO, European Union, Regional Integration, Crisis Management, and Russia-Ukraine War
- Political Geography:
- Europe