Rovnováha sil v Evropě se mění ve prospěch Komise
War in Ukraine Tips Power Balance Inside EU:
When Russia seized Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 and intervened in the country’s east, France and Germany led Europe’s response and officials in Brussels played a side role. Today the positions have flipped, placing the European Commission, the EU’s executive body, in a central leadership role.
The EU’s new muscle was evident Thursday when commission President Ursula von der Leyen brought 15 EU commissioners to Kyiv. The commission is overseeing billions of euros of economic aid to Ukraine, funneling military assistance to its military and planning its postwar reconstruction.
Prezidenti a premiéři evropských svazových zemí se už ani netváří, že o evropských zahraničních věcech samostatně rozhodují. Za spojenci posílají předsedkyni komise, aby dojednala sporné body a slízla smetanu.
3. února 2023: Ukrajina
27. února 2023: Velká Británie
8. března 2023: Kanada
10. března 2023: USA
Řečeno s Kissingerem: Američani konečně mají “telefon na Evropu”:
Beneath the surface, EU officials are also starting contemplate what its relationship with the US would be like if Biden is not reelected in 2024. Still scarred from the presidency of Donald Trump, Europe is contemplating how to deal with a less reliable ally in Washington.
Von der Leyen’s term also ends next year and it’s unclear whether she will seek — or get — another one. US officials have been very pleased with her leadership, particularly on Ukraine, and may not be eager to have to adapt to a different successor if the war continues.