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- 1Belarus Challenges EU Military Course at the UN▼‘Do Europeans Want to Be Cannon Fodder by 2030?’ Belarus Challenges EU Course at UN
Belarus has taken its criticism of the European Union's defence policies to the United Nations, asking bluntly whether Europeans want to be 'cannon fodder by 2030'. The rhetoric targets the EU's military build-up and support for Ukraine, framing it as dragging European citizens toward war. The pointed framing reflects Minsk's broader effort to align itself with Moscow's narrative against Western rearmament.
- 2EU citizens want a union that acts, not 'more Europe'●EU citizens do not want "more Europe" in the abstract, but rather a union that is capable of protecting, investing, anti
Commentary argues EU citizens no longer back 'more Europe' as an abstract idea. Instead, they support a union that can protect, invest, anticipate, decide and act in areas where national policymaking falls short. The piece frames this as a shift in how European integration should be justified: by concrete results rather than ideology, responding to citizens' practical demands for security, investment and effective decision-making at EU level.