According to von der Leyen, we cannot once again be fooled by the illusion that everything will return to normal as soon as the war ends in one region or an agreement on customs duties is concluded. – Geopolitical currents are simply too strong. And the foundations of our security and prosperity are too shaky – said the chairwoman of the committee.
“The starting point is a look at the world as it is really, not what we remember from previous generations,” added von der Leyen. – I believe that the period in which we are currently found, and the way we go through it, They will have a decisive influence on the rest of this century.
The words of von der Leyen emphasized to what extent Trump's transactional approach to global diplomacy in combination with the presence of Putin at the eastern borders of Europe shocked the political establishment and forced the EU to take more responsibility for their own security.
– Europe is taking action. In recent weeks and months, we presented investment proposals in our defense at a level, which would be unthinkable a year or two years ago – said the chairwoman of the EC. – We presented an investment plan to place industry and innovation, technology and science at the center of our economy.
Von der Leyen was accompanied in Tokyo by the chairman of the European Council Antonio Costa and the head of EU diplomacy Kaja Kallas, who jointly participated in the EU -Japoni peak.
