We are asking for enlargement to be returned to where it belongs: within the framework of the Copenhagen criteria, within the framework of meritocracy, within the framework of reforms and the rule of law. Only in this way will the European perspective remain credible, emphasized Siljanovska-Davkova.
As the Polish president assessed, the European Union has “serious problems” with ensuring its own security independently and needs pressure from Trump.
«This was a special Eurogroup meeting for me, as it was the first time I chaired the session since my election in December. I look forward to working with my colleagues to implement our common priorities and to address the challenges ahead of us,» said the president of the Eurogroup, Κυριάκος Πιερρακάκης, from the podium of the Council, after the end of the session.
“The motto of the Cypriot Presidency for promoting a truly autonomous EU, open to the world, really goes hand in hand with the goals of today’s Commission and is more relevant than ever, as we are faced with profound changes in the international order,” emphasized the Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism during the debate in the Plenary of the European Parliament, representing the European Commission in the presentation of the priorities of the Cypriot Presidency, in the presence of the Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides.
“They behave very strangely as allies,” Lagarde replied to the French radio station RTL, when asked from Davos, Switzerland, whether the USA are “allies” or “opponents” of the EU.
The member states of the European Union and Mercosur signed in Asunción, Paraguay, the historic – albeit controversial – free trade agreement, after more than 25 years of negotiations.