Opinion | France To Germany To Belgium, EU Is Imploding
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France is without a government or an annual budget. Germany, the supposed anchor of European stability, is being run by a caretaker administration. Poland, meanwhile, has temporarily suspended the right to asylum, a cornerstone of European values, in a "bold new migration strategy" that looks more like a move that undermines the European Union ideals. Russia is firmly in the driver's seat in the Ukraine war. And as if that wasn't enough, the EU is staring down the barrel of a new American presidency—one that promises to hike import tariffs and bully Europe's NATO allies into coughing up more cash.
These aren't just random hiccups. France, Germany and Poland—the EU's big boys—are all in turmoil. Indeed when the pillars of a structure start to crack, how long can the roof hold up?
The European Union, built on the lofty ideals of democracy, human rights and freedom of speech, now finds itself teetering on the edge of an existential crisis. The irony is as rich as it is tragic: a union founded on unity is fracturing under the weight of its contradictions.
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