First there was Brexit. Now there is Ukraine. The war has helped Britain and the EU find each other again
The Guardian says On 9 May, the European Union celebrates Europe Day. On this same day in 1950, in the aftermath of the devastating second world war, Robert Schuman, the foreign minister of France, proposed the creation of a European Coal and Steel Community. His goal was to build a Europe free from conflict, based on economic cooperation and integration. This, he knew, had to be done step by step.
Moving well beyond coal and steel, those old engines of economic progress, the EU is engaged today in most areas of human activity, including the fight against the climate crisis, the development and regulation of AI, and the use of outer space.
Furthermore, the EU has become a bulwark of democracy and promotes security, economic development, human rights and fundamental freedoms throughout the world.
