“Our political organization must be adapted to the demands of the time when they are existential.” A few days ago by the former head of the European Central Bank and former Italian prime minister, in the midst of the discussions of discussions about the discussions, in other times, there could be a reason for a lively debate on the challenges that the Presidency is called upon to manage.
But the intervention of the old powerful banker finds the Union’s member states in a rather bad times in terms of Omonia, as shown by the very recent and at the same time absolute contradictory statements of European officials.
Inconsistency in the basics
A simple quote of the events is indicative: the leader for the foreign policy of the European Union Kaya Calas, following the last European Council Summit, announced that – the 19th of the beginning of the war – it would be ready until next month.
By a few hours, the Hungarian and Slovakian Foreign Ministers sent a letter to the European Commission calling on the EU to take action to stop Ukraine’s ongoing attacks on Oil Drouzba on Russian territory, among others.
The last, only on Monday (25/8), the German Vice -Chancellor Vice -Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Clingbail, proclaimed from Kiev that “”.
Just a few days ago, the dimension of views turned into a diplomatic incident between the “big” of the Union, when Italian Vice -President Matteo Salvini, asked about the development of Italian military in Ukraine, called on the French President of the European Army.
In other words, it is evident even to the most well -meaning that every EU foreign policy concept is collapsing between the fear of Russian expansionism and the reluctance of Member States to participate in the bloody test of war.
Loud interventions, absence of strategy
In this climate, interventions like Draghi do nothing more than pointing out that all of these small and large old -fashioned injuries are irreparably injured in the prestige of Union institutions.
“Despite its economic power, the European Union plays only a marginal role in Trump’s peacekeeping efforts in Ukraine, has been an observer in the massacre in Gaza, while China has made it clear that it does not consider Europe an equal partner,” Draghi said, ” Sources of supply – and not efficiency – determine international trade relations. “
It is doubtful, however, that voices like Draghi will be heard, as the Trump phenomenon seems to emphasize the internal asymmetries of the European bloc, even fueling thoughts on a peculiar exercise of subjugation in Washington. In this context, European leaders are willing to pay the financial price of the continuation of the war at the same time that they are “welcoming” Trump so that the United States will not leave Europe’s defense protection.
With these facts, the prophetic saying of Belgian Foreign Minister Mark Eschens, who was already finding in 1991 that “Europe is an economic giant, a political dwarf and a military worm” seems very timely.
