On Wednesday 24 January, the European Commission presented a number of initiatives on the EU’s economic security. The European Commissioner for Trade, Valdis Dombrovskis, took advantage of his meeting with the trade ministers of the EU27 on Tuesday 23 January to inform them of the various proposals. “The EU must improve its ability to operate in geopolitical conflict situations”, he insisted. To achieve this, the EU27 must speak with one voice on economic security issues if the...