Thread by @tepsaeu

The first panel of the day and third of #PPCBerlin is starting: "Must the EU Learn to Speak the Language of Power?", moderated by @SenemAydnDzgit from @ipc_ipm, featuring:

Stefan Frölich from @UniFAU
@planungsstab from @GermanyDiplo
@NicolePirozzi from @IAIonline

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We start with @planungsstab from @GermanyDiplo, who opens his contribution by declaring that the EU is in the "Champions League of world powers"

/3.2

"There is more work to do to make the EU a strong strategic power: #EU2020DE aims to improve CFSP and CSDP by introducing Qualified Majority Voting"

@planungsstab from @GermanyDiplo expands on the second point of his presentation

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"There is a new spirit of solidarity within the EU, and there is also a new drive to reach out: eg. the @EU_Commission's €7.5bn to work on a #COVID19 vaccine"

@planungsstab ends his contribution by expanding on how the EU can become stronger in the world after #COVID19

/3.4

We now welcome @NicolePirozzi from @IAIonline to expand on the increasingly complex international scenario: "a global pandemic, a US in retreat, China and Russia pursuing aggressive diplomacy, the multiplication of neighbourhood powers like Turkey"

/4.4

(continued) "This threatens the liberal international order and multilateralism: what the US did during the crisis as regards the WHO should be noted by the EU"

@NicolePirozzi continues her fascinating contribution to the first panel of the day at #PPCBerlin

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"The EU should go its own way in learning the language of power: reaffirm its status as an economic powerhouse by having the courage and ambition to table long term reform to ensure the resilience of the economic programme"

- @NicolePirozzi from @IAIonline

.@NicolePirozzi from @IAIonline is currently calling for the EU to affirm its power in its immediate neighbourhood, particularly by pursuing relations with the Western Balkans and a Brexiting UK

/4.7

"#EU2020DE has the responsibility to make PESCO successful"

@NicolePirozzi from @IAIonline expands on how the EU can learn the language of power

/4.8

"We also need a strategic counter-disinformation strategy, which will be crucial as regards Russia and China, and we need to regain trust at home: #EU2020DE is perfectly placed to move forward here"

@NicolePirozzi calls #CoFoE the "perfect occasion" to achieve this

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We now welcome our thirds and final panellist to "Must the EU learn to speak the language of power": Stefan Frölich from @UniFAU, who contributes first by saying that the EU must become a more important global power, but is ALREADY a significant power

/3.10

"We must be prepared for a weakened trans-Atlantic relationship"

The potential re-election of #DonaldTrump has already been mentioned in the discussion by Stefan Frölich from @UniFAU

/3.11

"The EU does have a potential for a stronger, more autonomous foreign policy to forge its own place on the world stage, exemplified by its evolving EU Defence cooperation, its improving crisis management efforts, and more"

Stefan Fröhlich expands on his first point

/3.12

"The EU is meeting the rise of China, Russia's aggression, the US's unwillingness to lead, but we still fall short of a credible strategic response, which is coming"

- Stefan Fröhlich from @UniFAU

/3.13

"The @ecb is acting decisively to ensure a collective success in responding to #COVID19, which demonstrates how the EU has overcome its initial lack of solidarity"

Stefan Fröhlich from @UniFAU demonstrates how economic resilience is important for developing the EU's global role

We've now opened the floor up to questions on this panel!

Get ready for an exciting discussion 🗣️

/3.16

As we hear some questions and engage in a discussion with our great panellists @SenemAydnDzgit, Stefan Fröhlich, @planungsstab, and @NicolePirozzi, we invite you to check out our TEPSA Recommendations to #EU2020DE on the EU's Global Role, by @NHelwig from @FIIA_fi

/3.17

"A European Security Question would represent a revolutionary path with permanent and non-permanent members etc."

- An intriguing suggestion to improve the EU's ability to engage in strategic foreign policy from one of our questioners

/3.18

What excellent questions from our audience! @SenemAydnDzgit has just read out about half a dozen detailed questions which raise fascinating issues for our expert panellists to discuss!

/3.19

Wonderful discussion on the complexities of moving forward with EU foreign policy: global landscape, internal divisions, need for reform, and more are being discussed

This is the value of #PPCBerlin: bringing together experts for such stimulating discussion

/3.20

.@SenemAydnDzgit from @ipc_ipm closes the first panel by thanking our panellists Stefan Fröhlich from @UniFAU, @planungsstab from @GermanyDiplo, and @NicolePirozzi from @IAIonline

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