EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas accelerate Ukraine's membership

The European Union's top diplomat Kaja Kallas rejected the picture of the bloc's decline and urged member states to accelerate Ukraine's membership bid as a sign of the bloc's power.

“Europe is not facing civilizational erasure, people actually want to join our club — the waiting list is quite long,” Kallas said 

“Enlargement is a geopolitical priority and we must say yes,” she added.

Bloomberg 15 February 2026

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-15/kallas-says-eu-can-work-with-us-despite-differences-on-values



En ny strategi ska göra det lättare för EU-länder att forsla militär utrustning i trakterna kring Svarta havet.

“Säkerheten i Svarta havet är också avgörande för Europas säkerhet”, slog EU:s utrikeschef Kaja Kallas fast 

DPS 26 juli 2025

https://englundmacro.blogspot.com/2025/07/baku-plus-ca-change-plus-cest-la-meme.html


Annika Ström Melin: Tystnaden om EU:s svåra framtidsfrågor är illavarslande

Om EU menar allvar med att Ukraina och övriga länder som står på kö ska kunna bli medlemmar måste samarbetet fungera med omkring 35 medlemsstater.

Sverige har drivit på för fortsatt utvidgning från första stund. Ända sedan vårt land blev medlem har regeringarna i Stockholm argumenterat som om meningen med EU är att unionen ska bli så stor som möjligt. 

Gång på gång har vårt land avfärdat alla som har varnat för att det kan försvåra samarbetets fördjupning och handlingskraft.

Annika Ström Melin DN 6 juni 2024

https://englundmacro.blogspot.com/2024/06/annika-strom-melin-tystnaden-om-eus.html


Munich Security Conference

https://englundmacro.blogspot.com/2026/02/bbc-rubio-speech-signals-us-europe.html



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