Risks of the upcoming elections

Written by Kostas Stupas

Risks of the upcoming elections

A few days ago, Emmanuel Macron reiterated what we all know, which is that Europe must change radically or admit it is killing itself.

The French President said that the American security umbrella has become a thing of the past, and that Europe must build its own credible defense strategy if it wants to survive.

In a speech outlining his vision for the region just weeks before the European Parliament elections, Macron said the continent may need to produce its own anti-missile shield, long-range surface-to-air missiles and other equipment to be able to protect itself. In a more hostile geopolitical context.

The French President said at the Sorbonne University in Paris, “The United States has two priorities. The United States first, and this is a legitimate matter, and then the China issue.” He added: “Europe will not be a geopolitical priority for years or decades to come, no matter how strong our alliance is.”

Macron is preparing to support former European Central Bank President Mario Draghi in the position of European Commission President, which is now held by German Ursula von der Leyen.

This is likely to develop into a first step for tectonic changes within the EU in the coming years.

With or without Trump, Europe will have to stand on its feet or disintegrate into more of what it was made of. This will happen because if the EU manages to stand on its own two feet, it will become an arena for competition between powers that compete with it and conspire against it.

But for Europe to stand on its feet, it must have a common defence, a foreign ministry, a finance ministry, and a federal budget.

For this to succeed, it will need a president directly elected by the people of Europe.

All of this presupposes the surrender of national sovereignty through increased housing units and the restructuring of defense and broader economies.

The only way to achieve further integration is to create a cycle of close interdependence within the European Union and the Eurozone. Of course there will be objections and obstacles. Europe’s rivals already include parties and countries that stand in their way.

Greece must ensure its inclusion in the new hard core at any cost it may take. If Greece cannot become a region of the European Union, it will necessarily become a region of some developing neighboring country…the empire. History must not repeat itself.

Demographic indicators and the difference in economic and demographic power between us and our neighbors are clear.

Without a common defence, and a common police above domestic national politics, Europe will retreat, and one nation-state after another will succumb to external threats and internal rivalries.

Germany, although it is the locomotive of Europe, cannot stand in the face of China, India, or even Russia, which is trying to make it dependent on energy and subject to manipulation.

European defense means more expensive defense spending. For this to happen, spending on other social goods must be reduced. Effective joint defense means that national defense companies will have to merge and some of them may be closed. It is not feasible to have 10 companies making armor or missiles. What is effective is to have two or three with the required economies of scale competing with each other to offer the best options for a common European defense system.

Some companies will have to retire or turn to local subcontractors.

European aircraft building model 6^Ha The European future generation and tank, with French companies taking the lead in one and German companies in the other, is the model of this giant merger.

We Greeks must have no illusions. The only way to avoid falling back under some form of Eastern hegemony is to achieve the plan of strengthening European integration, at its core, at all costs.

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