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Radio Prostor | France and Germany are in a political crisis. How will this affect the EU?
The government has fallen in France, early elections are coming in Germany. Europe's two strongest economies are in political crisis. Tereza Novotná, Associate Research Fellow at EUROPEUM Institute, commented for Radio Prostor.
5. December 2024
Due to political crises, it can be expected that France and Germany will not influence the EU as they have done so far. This is an opportunity for us and other medium-sized countries. We have the opportunity to influence the direction of the Union in a direction that suits us better than the two largest countries. The closest country to a 'takeover' now is Poland, which even now has a very strong say, especially on defense issues.