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Politico (12 June 2023)

BY ANNALENA BAERBOCK, HADJA LAHBIB, JEAN ASSELBORN, WOPKE HOEKSTRA, BOGDAN AURESCU, TANJA FAJON AND JOSÉ MANUEL ALBARES BUENO

We are not advocating for treaty changes, nor do we envision drawn out academic debate. What we propose is a pragmatic approach focusing only on questions of foreign and security policy.

In the face of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, the European Union has proven its ability to act. It has done so by standing by Ukraine diplomatically, financially and militarily; by cutting its energy dependence on Russia; and by offering Ukraine, as well as the Republic of Moldova, a clear EU membership perspective.

As we look to the future, this ability to take swift and resolute action will remain key for the EU’s role as a foreign policy actor ready and willing to uphold its citizens’ values and interests in an increasingly uncertain global arena.

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