“Unity” in EUCO conclusions vs UNGA resolution on protecting civilians. For me it is very clear that EU member states are not necessarily on the same page. This is why we need core common denominators like international law. No selective application of int. law. As an over-arching principle.

After a week of chaos in EU foreign policy, i find this quite telling :)

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Hundreds of MEPs and European Parliament officials hopped on a train today headed to Strasbourg. They ended up at Disneyland. This is not a joke. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/mick...

The conversations about the EPC crosscut the discussions about EU #enlargement#reform. It goes to the very heart of the questions related to the EU’s role in the world. It is a contribution to 21st-century multilateralism and regionalism in Europe. It is a geopolitical lab.

We spent two days in Villa Vigoni – a magnificent place for an intellectual gathering, discussing the European Political Community. I was honoured to deliver a kick-off speech on the political purposes of the #EPC and its institutional set-up together with Hugues Moret.

For the first time EU-Western Balkans Summit is being held in a Western Balkan country - Albania. Ursula von der Leyen, Charles Michel, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and other EU leaders will meet with their counterparts there. #enlargement

A commissioner shouldn't issue such statements without coordinating with the the MFAs. Aid is controlled by the Commission, but this is a foreign policy issue - member states' competence. EU commissioner reiterates claim that Palestine aid is suspended www.ft.com/content/758f...

We really need to quit Twitter.

Thanks a lot, Nicolai! Building a whole new network looks like a mission impossible right now :)

Ilke Toygür is now on Bluesky. We say welcome to our new user. Welcome Ilke Toygür

The Granada Summit of the European Political Community: Ambition or Oblivion? Our piece together with Mathieu Droin www.csis.org/analysis/gra...