Thread by @MacaesBruno

If you haven’t already read this very good opinion article (before it is removed)

politico.eu/article/europe…

I regard this piece as the only viable basis for a EU-wide compromise. Every single word has been tested and measured. Two strong messages that must be combined:

“There is no real reason why Europeans should not be able to show more of a presence — and more muscle, when needed — in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, in Central and Eastern Europe, in the Balkans, the Middle East, the Mediterranean and the Sahel.”

“Illusions of European strategic autonomy must come to an end: Europeans will not be able to replace America’s crucial role as a security provider.”