Reacting to the security threat posed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the leaders of the 27 EU countries decided, on Friday 11 March to implement, with renewed urgency, their sovereignty agenda for the EU by increasing defence spending, renouncing Russian fossil fuels “as soon as possible” and strengthening the EU’s resilience in five strategic sectors of activity.
The Versailles agenda is an acknowledgement that European sovereignty is not “a slogan” or “a French fantasy”,...