{"id":786711,"date":"2026-02-24T22:16:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T22:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/786711\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T22:16:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T22:16:16","slug":"opinion-eu-has-a-key-role-to-play-in-the-new-world-order-in-the-making","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/786711\/","title":{"rendered":"Opinion | EU has a key role to play in the new world order in the making"},"content":{"rendered":"

The maxim, \u201cThe strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must\u201d, attributed to the Athenian historian Thucydides, described the reality of world politics for millennia. Today there are forces that wish to see a return to a world where \u201cmight equals right\u201d.<\/p>\n

The European Union, born out of the ashes of war to secure lasting peace, stands for a different vision. We are convinced that the rules-based international order is a historic achievement. Despite not being perfect, this order and its institutions, norms and values have for decades underpinned global stability and brought enormous gains in prosperity \u2013 to the EU and its 27 member states, globally, and not least to China and the Hong Kong special administrative region.<\/p>\n

We come from a position of strength. With a population of 450 million, we are the world\u2019s largest single market and trading bloc and the world\u2019s second-largest economy. The euro is the second-largest reserve currency and second most-traded currency worldwide. The EU remains a dominant force in global innovation and is driving the world\u2019s largest transnational research initiative Horizon Europe (\u20ac95.5 billion). Our high standards often become global standards.<\/p>\n

The EU and its member states jointly constitute the world\u2019s largest provider of development assistance and the top global contributor to international climate finance.<\/p>\n

The EU is the world\u2019s most attractive trading partner \u2013 we are proud to cooperate within the largest trade network globally, covering over 70 countries and regions. The EU-India free trade agreement<\/a> concluded recently unites over 2 billion people, which together make up nearly 25 per cent of global gross domestic product.<\/p>\n

Our attractiveness stems from both our economic strength and our reliability. Our partners know that we are not just economically a powerhouse, but we also stand by our commitments.<\/p>\n

\"(Left(Left to right) Antonio Costa, president of the European Council, Narendra Modi, India\u2019s prime minister, and Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, raise their joined hands as they pose for photographs at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on January 27. Photo: European Council \/ DPA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The maxim, \u201cThe strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must\u201d, attributed to the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":786712,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5174],"tags":[1395,2000,299,5187,1699,3749,229079,14006,20791,229081,332,2663,60023,52867,6861,229080,20792,657,229078],"class_list":["post-786711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-eu","tag-china","tag-eu","tag-europe","tag-european","tag-european-union","tag-hong-kong","tag-hong-kong-special-administrative-region","tag-horizon-europe","tag-one-country","tag-rules-based-international-order","tag-russia","tag-sanctions","tag-security-action-for-europe","tag-shadow-fleet","tag-single-market","tag-trade-network","tag-two-systems","tag-ukraine","tag-universal-values"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116127923336932047","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/786711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=786711"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/786711\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/786712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=786711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=786711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=786711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}