“There situation And seriousis the time of overcome certain taboo». After finding himself to KievtheEurope accelerate on a forehead double e interconnectionthat ofUkraine and that of theincrease from the defensive capacity. Does it in a way collectivehowever following a perimeter which is not that ofUnion. To move, in fact, they are Keir Starmer, Antonio Costa And Ursula von der leyen. All three, Sundaywill bring together London a group Of European leaders To take stock of the rearmament and on future ofUkraine. A future – It is the refrain circulating to Berlaymont Palace – which is also that ofEurope.
The summit Of London will have anirritation and a format Very similar to that convene a few days ago from Emmanuel Macron to Paris. And as in the French capital, overseas there will also be Giorgia Meloni.
Of course irreplace It was theannouncement of summitmade by Polish Premier Donald Tusk After a bilateral to Warsaw with the president of European Council. But they are days frenetic in European Chancellery, dominated from a stone: Donald Trump. Coast ha convene For Tomorrow a Videocallthis time with i 27 EU leadersto take stock with Macron After the visit of French president to Washington.
The March 6tha Brusselsi 27 will return to see each other in a extraordinary summit in which the Commission should present a first document for the raise from the common defense.
Return from Kiev, von der leyen ha confirmed some key points: The appeal at the National safeguard clause For slick the expenses of each Member State from the deficit and theincrease of the private investments with the support from the banksstarting with that European of the investments. However, it will have to be asked a net change in his credit policies.
“These weeks they were one wakes up For all Europeanone Russia RevanScista represents a clear danger for us », he has underlined there president from the Commission.
Is Stormeris Macronis von der leyen in these hours they are Looking for points in common between the position Of Trump onUkraine and that ofEU. Focusing on concept Of peace “Solid and right.” Behind which if cela another: theUkraine of future it cannot be one Failed and, for ThisAnd essential a role ofEurope.
“We support theinitiative of Trump president forUkraine for a agreement Of durable peacewith security guarantees and with one net Of protection of the USA», It is the line ofEU executive. In fact, very similar to that of Macron.
As concretize these security guarantees, arising to the Treatiesit is not competence close of the Commission. THE’hypothesis Of send of the European soldiershowever, is now on table and will call each of the European countries to one answer from delicate implications geopolitics.
On the floor of rearmament, Great Britain – but also Villages not in theUnion as Iceland And Norway – And EU run on parallel lines. Stormer Thursday will be a Washington And will lift a theme dear also to Brussels: the Russia is one threatthe peace in Ukraine it cannot be a Simple cease the fire and it must be strength based.
Also because, he has remark The British premier«I tyrants as Putin they only understand the strength language».
As the same time, Downing Street ha announced a double move: a common fund Of Great Britain And EU For increase the military expenditurewhich will be on table of G20 Of Cape city (a sort of “Banca del Rormo», The Polish Finance Minister Andrzej Dchi al Financial Times); and theincrease from the expenses Of London for the defense al 2.5% from 2027.
A trend which sees a edge also the Future German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Being BloombergThe leader from the Cdu would already hinged aunderstanding with the SPD on a package Of 200 billion for the defense.
Challenge Not simplealso because on Berlin continue to burden there Aurea rule of brake on debt.
In this contextEverything is fine possible veto atCommunity action can cause significant damage.
THE’shadow ofHungary, standard bearer Of Trump In the Continentdoes not come underestimated. Not surprisingly, after having view Tusk, Coast yes it is go to Budapest for a bilateral with Viktor Orban.
Yet a Brussels filter a cautious optimism That sink its motivations in the recent history: when it was under pressuretheEU ha Knowing how to find himself.