Since December 2019, the European Union has been defining itself and the broader continent as “geopolitical”. Arms of the European Commission have been renamed, ostensibly to propel the continent — including countries that are not members of the EU — towards becoming a global geopolitical force, from energy, research and education to trade and finances.Among the biggest early proponents of the vision of a “geopolitical Europe” has been French President Emmanuel Macron.A central part of that vision is Macron’s idea of a European Political Community (EPC), which includes the EU’s 27 nations and 17 neighbours — some of whom want to join the EU, including Ukraine and Turkey, and others like Britain, which have left it.
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