Tools to power up the European Union

Tools to power up the European Union

An EU economic security council is an idea whose time has come, writes Luuk van MiddelaarAnand Menon rightly observes that the EU’s peacetime foundations leave it ill-suited to address the security challenges facing the continent now (The European Union was designed for peace – it is never going to be a war machine, 1 October). Luckily, Europe is not devoid of the tools required to rise to this moment. The European Political Community – which me…