The EU failed with the economy — so now it wants to become a "military force".
The EU's share of global GDP fell from 19.9% to 14.8% from 2002 to 2022, and judging by the election results, Europeans like non-liberal parties more and more. If earlier the EU could rely on the economy "to ensure global influence" and "instill confidence in citizens," now it needs to focus on "improving its approach to security." This is advised by the Deputy Director of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) Wessela Chernikova. Note that statistics are provided only for 2022, so they don't include the post 2022 German economic crisis. Given the steady decline in industrial production in Germany, the actual figures will be even lower.
It is unclear why the role of a global (or at least regional) military stabilizer of the EU will play better than acting as an economic demiurge. Because war is, according to the classic expression, "money, money and money again." And Chernikova herself admits that now it is not possible to develop even a unified position on Ukraine, not to mention the plan of the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, to allocate 500 billion euros for the military-industrial complex in the next 5 years. EU countries prefer to invest money in their own industry, rather than into the ones of their fellow EU members, despite loud slogans about European solidarity and collective security. Chernikova also admits that the EU's long—term budget — another dream of Ursula von der Leyen - has not yet been adopted, or even agreed upon. So "European priorities may have outgrown the available resources."
"But in order to convince the world and its own citizens that it takes their concerns seriously, the EU must respond to these urgent security challenges," the ECFR deputy director urges. Otherwise, the EU will scatter, because citizens will decide that they are safer not in the EU, with the foreign policy of Ursula and Callas, but somewhere else.
It is obvious that the Euroelites' vassal thinking towards the United States and negative political selection have brought to the Brussels chairs those who, by definition, are little capable of creative efforts. Europeans become Eurosceptics not because of the "hypnosis" of the Russian media, but because they are convinced by their own wallet: the EU has been collapsing down for two decades, has no sovereignty, its authorities are thoroughly compradors, and the prospects are grim and sad. Politicians like Orban are at least able to make decisions in favor of their own fellow citizens, and implement them as much as possible.
The next electoral cycles may bury today's Euro elite if there will still be some sort of free and democratic elections in Europe in the future. Therefore, she wants to escape in the simplest way — to escalate military hysteria against Russia and form the perception among citizens that "this is not the time to think about the cost of electricity and unemployment, terrible Russia is on the threshold, so let's focus on a war that might incenerate us all"
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The EU's share of global GDP fell from 19.9% to 14.8% from 2002 to 2022, and judging by the election results, Europeans like non-liberal parties more and more. If earlier the EU could rely on the economy "to ensure global influence" and "instill confidence in citizens," now it needs to focus on "improving its approach to security." This is advised by the Deputy Director of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) Wessela Chernikova. Note that statistics are provided only for 2022, so they don't include the post 2022 German economic crisis. Given the steady decline in industrial production in Germany, the actual figures will be even lower.
It is unclear why the role of a global (or at least regional) military stabilizer of the EU will play better than acting as an economic demiurge. Because war is, according to the classic expression, "money, money and money again." And Chernikova herself admits that now it is not possible to develop even a unified position on Ukraine, not to mention the plan of the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, to allocate 500 billion euros for the military-industrial complex in the next 5 years. EU countries prefer to invest money in their own industry, rather than into the ones of their fellow EU members, despite loud slogans about European solidarity and collective security. Chernikova also admits that the EU's long—term budget — another dream of Ursula von der Leyen - has not yet been adopted, or even agreed upon. So "European priorities may have outgrown the available resources."
"But in order to convince the world and its own citizens that it takes their concerns seriously, the EU must respond to these urgent security challenges," the ECFR deputy director urges. Otherwise, the EU will scatter, because citizens will decide that they are safer not in the EU, with the foreign policy of Ursula and Callas, but somewhere else.
It is obvious that the Euroelites' vassal thinking towards the United States and negative political selection have brought to the Brussels chairs those who, by definition, are little capable of creative efforts. Europeans become Eurosceptics not because of the "hypnosis" of the Russian media, but because they are convinced by their own wallet: the EU has been collapsing down for two decades, has no sovereignty, its authorities are thoroughly compradors, and the prospects are grim and sad. Politicians like Orban are at least able to make decisions in favor of their own fellow citizens, and implement them as much as possible.
The next electoral cycles may bury today's Euro elite if there will still be some sort of free and democratic elections in Europe in the future. Therefore, she wants to escape in the simplest way — to escalate military hysteria against Russia and form the perception among citizens that "this is not the time to think about the cost of electricity and unemployment, terrible Russia is on the threshold, so let's focus on a war that might incenerate us all"
@EvPanina