The EU in a changing world

As we celebrate Europe Day on May 9, this is a good moment to pause and look at how the European Union is evolving in a changing world. We are living through a difficult period in international relations, when the rules-based international system is being severely challenged. As we face these rapidly changing realities, one thing remains rock solid: the European Union will stand firm in its commitment to defend and uphold international law and the UN Charter. The EU is strengthening its resilience. We have moved in this direction in the last few years. We have become more adept at using our strengths: our market, our trading reach, our economic security levers. We are investing in our democratic resilience at home to counter foreign information manipulation. And we have started a generational project, working towards European strategic autonomy. The goal is to make ourselves more resilient and sovereign, from defense to energy, from critical raw materials to strategic technologies. We work to deepen, derisk and diversify our partnerships around the world. In today's world, it is importaWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times