Five summits in less than a month to talk about the same: Donald Trump’s body has put us in the body to Europeans forcing Zelenski to negotiate with Putin. And a scare brings another scare, this is the second star theme of the day: since we can no longer count on the American friend, Let’s see how we do from now on to finance our own defense.
What, said in much more friendly words, and above all more typical of the language of conclusions of this type of peaks, it becomes that it is time for Europe to find its Strategic independence. His place in the world. A place to be respected With an army that is, at least, worthy of the size of our economy, which taken together, that is, the 27 member states at the same time, it becomes, despite how little we believe it, An economy of superpower.
So, as we said and now we repeat, there are already five summits: an extraordinary in Brusselsanother in Paristwo in Londonand this one today. And today’s is the only one who was always scheduled, the others were extraordinary. And although the others were supposed to prepare this, it turns out that It will not be used to approve something either. Of course, “you will move forward,” describe diplomatic sources.
To advance, of course, they already have some elements on the table. Von der Leyen He has presented his European Defense Plan that says that by 2030, spending 800,000 million euros, we will be A single army. One that will be scary.
AND Kaja Kallasthe high representative, has presented its own plan- “redundant” according to some capitals- in which it insists that you have to buy a lot of “made in Europe”, all of one, that if we do it they finance it with 150,000 million euros in community loans.
What fails then so that we are not closing agreements? It fails that, although the capitals every time they speak tell us that we are in a change of inevitable cycle that has brought a European awakening, We are many and we do not agree.
Each one, yours
Spain wants that the concept of defense includes the expenses of also monitoring the southern borders. Because there are not only the neighbors of Russiathere are also the residents of Morocco, although then you have a Exquisite care in not mentioning the Alauita kingdom that must be deduced by a logical and natural process.
And then, the immigration. And already put the Climate change. And the Cybersecurity also. And in the background everything that comes well seen that we were going to spend it anyway and thus tells to raise that calculation of the percentage of national GDP dedicated to defense (will it be 2, 3, 4%?).
The European Commission He says we have to make our weapons in Europe so that the “Savoir Faire” stays here. And the money Also, and not in the US, that is what I sure wanted Donald Trump When he scolded us saying that “We didn’t pay what we had to pay” In NATO.
But now it turns out that many countries are not very clear that they want to stop buying important weapons from Uncle Sam. Because it is like the juicosol cousin, the best guarantee of defense and You also have to be happy, you never know. A candle to God and another to the devil. And in addition, they reason, if we still want to believe in what remains of the transatlantic alliance, our defense systems are still compatible.
Yes, but not so compatible so that it is then the tenant of the White House on duty -and we already know that anything can happen – who decides to what wars we can go anymore Because it does not provide us with spare parts. Or simply the latest software downloads that make a missile fly and hit instead of falling to 100 meters.
These are not the only disagreements. Spain wants Eurobones To finance the defense. Sometimes call them like this. Most delegations are ashamed to be so daring. Other times Madrid asks for direct transfers, subsidies.
All subterfuges not to say what is really: Free money that comes not in the form of loans but gifts. And that is why he asks for the community budget for the next six years to be uploaded, which until now is 1% of the GDP of all member states. But if we upload it, this money may be achieved in contributing and sound payments.
The Ukrainian battle
And we lack discussions about Peace in Ukraine. Europeans keep talking as if they were at the negotiation table, but they are not. They are still the distant voice that hear very far Trump and Putin When they talk on the phone. And this despite the efforts of Zelenskiwhenever he can, and he can’t so much, he insists Trump to feel them at the table, aware that his last allies are standing.
France and the United Kingdom They say they will send troops, Russia He says that above his body, And the rest is put on profile. Less Italy, That clearly says that at all, never, that they are major words and put Italy, probably in a World War, you have to stop to think about it for a minute.
Giorgia Meloni Don’t even talk about how many euros think help militarily To Ukraine this year. Again, with a meridian sincerity, he says that for what, if he still does not know if he is going to see peace or war, that he wants to see how negotiations go first.
By the way, Spain has greatly bothered that the high representative has made a proposal to help Ukraine that supposes triple The 1000 million that with fanfarras and drums had already offered kyiv Pedro Sánchez. Plan to which Spanish diplomatic sources, perhaps interested, do not see much future. Other equally diplomatic sources, also interested but from other countries, say it is a fabulous plan.
In this help to Ukraine, Hungary Not even the debate. While leaving her on the sidelines, she will live and let live. And so a thousand and one of these battalions that we will see today. But contributory and sound agreements, few.
By the way, even if it is only for a complete eagerness, that they know that Zelenski intervene again; that the 27 eat with the United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres; that for the first time speak of New European Budget; and that there will be a Declaration on the Middle East that it was not scheduled but has decided to “deplore” (not to “condemn”) the last attacks with Israeli missiles about the civilian population in Gaza.
