The recent crises, however, have exposed inter- nal fault lines: while the Northern member states In 2023, Germany and France are still the largest clashed with the Southern Europeans during the member states of the European Union, which, hav- financial crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic, Central ing grown to include 27 members, is now facing a Eastern Europe and the South are at odds over different. [...] The global competition between systems, now shining a spotlight on the reality of the secu- waged by Washington and Beijing, is the second rity threat Europe is facing, something that has threat, the third comes from within: from illiberal long been understood by the Central, Eastern, and governments and parties undermining Europe’s Northern member states but mostly downplayed foundation of values. [...] In this situation, the EU needs to implement When referring to the strength and efficiency of reforms for making its processes more efficient the EU, today’s governments in Berlin and Paris and for strengthening the political will of its like talking about “European sovereignty“. [...] There is increasingly vocal criticism in the joint European energy policy in order to safeguard US Congress – including by the Democrats – of the energy supply of households and industry the massive and, until now, crucial US support at acceptable price levels. [...] For the sake of achiev- willingness to think in European terms and to ing a secure, competitive, and sustainable energy consider the interests of all EU members, from supply, Germany and France must set aside their all corners of Europe – what is needed is a new differences: Berlin needs to accept the fact that European engine for a new era! France will keep using nuclear power and Paris will have.
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