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The challenges confronting the European Union’s foreign policy in the coming decade are internal as well as external. We have to adjust and revise our methods of working to accommodate and make the most of having gained 10 new Member States. Identifying the institutional configuration that will enable the enlarged Union to become a credible and reliable global player is the number one priority for Europe following the successful NATO and EU summits in Prague and Copenhagen, respectively. With the tension of
the Cold War finally behind us, Europe must turn to face the challenges of the new century. The 11 September attacks on the United States presented us with one of the toughest challenges: terrorism. It made it clear that the United States and Europe share values—and enemies.
Europe is not being built as a counterweight to the United States. In the European integration process, both the European Union and NATO—and thereby the United States—had and still have an inevitable role to play. As Europe grows in unity, both Europe and the United States grow in security. Euro-Atlantic security, is and remains, indivisible. The transatlantic link is based on shared values, and these values point Europe and North America towards a common destiny. They form the ground for a balanced partnership in leadership. But to maintain that balance, Europe needs to become more engaged.
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