Brussels, my love: The EU in 2023 and Sweden’s Council presidency

The Euronews Brussels bureau brings you its ninth episode of a brand new discuss present that goals to interrupt down European information and politics to make it extra accessible to viewers.

This episode options panellists Rikhard Husu, a journalist for the Finnish Broadcasting Firm YLE, NATO Spokesperson Oana Lungescu, and Didrik de Schaetzen, Deputy Secretary-Common of the Alde Get together.

Collectively they mentioned what’s in retailer for the European Union in 2023 and what Sweden will hope to attain throughout its six-month presidency of the EU Council.

For the panelists, Russia’s conflict in Ukraine is anticipated to proceed to dominate the agenda over the subsequent 12 months with Lungescu arguing that the transatlantic navy alliance wants “to be ready for the lengthy haul.”

Different subjects that can preoccupy EU officers embody the local weather disaster and the best way to speed up the bloc’s power transition in addition to rule of legislation throughout the 27 international locations, the panellists additionally predicted. 

Watch the total ‘Brussels, my love?’ episode within the video participant above.