Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said that “the debate on Europe’s strategic autonomy”, in terms of Europeans’ ability to face external challenges and preserve the functioning of their societies, was “one of our most important ongoing discussions” on Tuesday 13 September in Strasbourg, during a speech at the European Parliament.
Noting how the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had shown that the European Union was “vulnerable” when it comes to external...