Geostrategic Europe

On Friday, Spain hosted the EU-Southern Neighbourhood Ministerial Meeting in Barcelona during which the 25th anniversary of the Barcelona process was also marked.

Navalny told the European Parliament “The basis of a new approach should be very clear dividing two things: Russian people, who must be welcomed and treated very warmly from European Union from my perspective; and Russian state, which must be treated like a bunch of criminals.”

It's becoming increasingly clear that China is too big to ignore, but how should the EU manage its relationship with this emerging superpower? In this week’s Global Europe Unpacked podcast, Will Murray speaks to sinologist Ardi Bouwers about why a collective EU strategy on China may be necessary.

European Council president Charles Michel told Biden, “Now is the time to join forces. In a changing world, our partnership will be more important than ever to protect our citizens, relaunch our economies, stop global warming and create a safer world. The EU and the US will always have more impact when taking steps together.”

"We want to be in stronger cooperation with our friends and allies," Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his ruling AKP on Saturday.

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