Commentary
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is about to give her annual address on the state of the EU. Here’s what she won’t—but should—say.
Rym Momtaz
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A Commemorative EU-ASEAN Summit
Expectations were high for the first in-person EU-ASEAN summit in years but the meeting agenda did not rise to the occassion. Despite having plenty of common ground, the bloc missed an opportunity to strengthen its commitment to ASEAN by leaving the big ticket items to the side.
By Lizza Bomassi
Published on Dec 14, 2022
About the Author
Lizza Bomassi
Former Deputy Directory, Carnegie Europe
Lizza Bomassi was the deputy director of Carnegie Europe.
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
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