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‘Romania first’: Copycat Energy Minister Burduja Pushes Back on Green Deal – COMMENTARY
7 February 2025
13 September 2023
On Wednesday, 13 September, the EU woke up to a speech by the most powerful EU Commission President in history.
In the 2023 State of the Union address, von der Leyen painted the EU’s achievements and bold ambitions. Without clarity about her own political leadership role as of 2024, the important messages may be lost.
Under the theme of “Answering the Call of History”, von der Leyen urged to fulfil the destiny and complete Europe – a nearly biblical reference – that would see more capacity to act by the block in agricultural, economic and geostrategic terms. Size and weight matter – she underlined – so in order to deliver more prosperity and justice inside the Union, it needs to see through an enlargement from the current 27 to 30 plus members – even without a treaty change.
Europe once again must answer the call of history.