Surrounded by a series of conflicts on its borders, it is now one of the most urgent tasks for the EU to adopt a robust Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy.
This April saw the launch of the one-year period for national governments to ratify the Paris Agreement on climate change reached at the COP 21 in Paris, the final stage before entry into force.
The general principles described by Pope Francis to the end that “differences are harmonised within a shared pursuit” may serve to guide European decision-makers in their process of integration.