The current European economic model would not survive new enlargement of the European Union, though it is necessary to discuss possible ways of integration with candidates to the EU, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola stated on Tuesday.
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen promised on Wednesday that Europe's green energy transition would be "fair and just" for farmers and businesses fearful of new regulations and unfair foreign competition.Europe's ongoing transition towards clean-energy technology has been at the heart of the commission's agenda, but EU leaders are looking nervously over their shoulder at the mounting anger of farmers concerned that new green rules threaten their livelihoods.
Strange as it sounds, the European Union’s most successful policy ever has been deeply unpopular in Brussels for the past decade. EU enlargement is back on the agenda, and it will remain there. The EU’s enlargement and evolution has radically changed Europe.