Since the health crisis, the European Union has changed. Since the Russian war in Ukraine, these changes have accelerated, to the extent that the face it presents today bears little resemblance to what it was just five years ago. The European institutions have had to adapt to the needs expressed by the Member States. They themselves have drawn their own conclusions from the changing geopolitical situation. These upheavals have led to spectacular advances, but also to some mistakes.
Author: Jean-Dominique Giuliani, Chairman of the Robert Schuman Foundation.
This text was originally published in the “ Schuman Report on Europe, the state of the Union 2024 ”, Marie B. editions, Paris, April 2024
This report is available on the Robert Schuman Foundation website.