Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform
predicts the French, Italians and Germans, joined by the US, will eventually urge Ukraine to cede territory to reach a peace agreement, despite the tens of thousands of Ukrainians killed by Russia in its war.
Stephanie Flanders Bloomberg 29 december 2022
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To gauge what the EU's next big political fights will be, look at what Ursula Von der Leyen did not say in her annual speech to the European Parliament.
On September 15th, Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen delivered her annual State of the European Union address to the European Parliament.
The address is the EU's answer to America's State of the Union speech and is meant to set the tone for the year ahead in Brussels. EU-watchers eagerly await the Commission President's pitch. Many were disappointed this year – Von der Leyen was noticeably silent on quite a few politically salient issues.
The Commission President's 2021 address was a good bellwether of Europe's forthcoming problems: the less she mentioned something, the more likely it will become a thorn in the EU's side over the next few months.
Instead, Von der Leyen's speech focused on matters the Commission think will be an easier sell to both member-states and European citizens.
https://www.cer.eu/insights/eus-future-or-everything-von-der-leyen-did-not-say
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