European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen offered up a tagline at the Annual Meeting in Davos: “Europe will always choose the world, and the world is ready to choose Europe.”
Ursula von der Leyen is on a 2-day visit to Delhi that will set a strategic agenda for India-EU ties. Visit comes at a time of churn in global geopolitics & US pulling away from Europe.
Ursula von der Leyen begins her 2-day trip to India Thursday. The visit is a stepping stone for a full EU-India Summit, which is expected to be held sometime towards end of this year.
In her speech, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen focused on three pillars: innovation, decarbonisation and competitiveness, and economic resilience.
Emergence of the far-Right predicted amid higher inflation, energy crisis, cyber espionage cases & negotiations around accession of Ukraine and Bosnia to the EU.
Ursula von der Leyen criticised for supporting Israel, which has cut off food, water & power to civilians in Gaza, while she has condemned similar actions by Russia against Ukrainians.
Council will focus on areas like 5G and AI, seek to deepen cooperation in trade and security. Experts say it’ll 'smoothen' overall FTA negotiations between India and EU.
At Raisina Dialogue 2022, Ursula von der Leyen touched upon crucial issues like democracy, Russia and China's all-weather friendship, and the heavy cost of the Ukraine war.
On bilateral ties, Admiral Paparo said India-US ties have an exponential effect on deterrence, because it demonstrates a unity of purpose among us to maintain the peace.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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