"European integration is no longer
just a political ideal, but a concrete necessity to ensure
security, prosperity, and stability within the continent and to
project its role on the global stage. This is supported by
Emanuele Errichiello, head of the EU Observatory at the
International Studies Center and researcher at the London School
of Economics, at the 33rd Economic Forum in Karpacz (Poland), in
a panel also attended by former Czech Prime Minister Mirek
Topolánek.
According to Errichiello, the ability of individual EU states
to tackle complex issues such as climate change, the digital
transition, migration, and geopolitical tensions (and
competition) is insufficient. 'European fragmentation - he
continues - could expose Union countries to high economic and
geopolitical risks. Greater integration, on the other hand,
would allow the EU to act with a single voice in international
frameworks, strengthening its political, diplomatic, and
economic weight.'
'Europe - he concludes - needs coordination and cohesion to
face challenges that know no national borders. It is a necessity
and should be regarded, first and foremost, as a matter of
common interest rather than an ideal.'"
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