Opinion Corner 3 - How the EU is viewed by experts
While the EU is viewed favourably by citizens, many commentators interviewed by Mostra in Brussels, Istanbul, London, Moscow and Washington D.C. had a dimmer view of the Union.
Pull-out quote: “The ability of the EU to present itself as a brand is quite pitiful”
Martin Walker, Senior Director of the Global Business Policy Council
Among the criticisms levelled at the EU are that it:
Interviews (title + player):
-Fails to sell itself outside the bloc - Martin Walker, Senior Director of the Global Business Policy Council
Video 21”15 (sous-titres FR)
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-Is obsessed by internal issues - Fyodor Alexandrovich Lukyanov, Editor-in-chief, Russia in Global Politics
Audio 19”17 (sous-titres EN + FR)
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-Projects a weak foreign and security policy - Tomas Valasek, Director of Foreign Policy and Defence, Centre for European Reform, London
Video 25”24 (sous-titres FR)
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However the European Commission’s David Ringrose rejects accusations that the EU is not a credible global power. “The EU does have influence. It is a soft influence that is not always in the headlines but it is certainly taken seriously as a world player.” The real question, for Ringrose, is whether the EU can remain popular if it does more globally.
Video Interview (title + player):
David Ringrose, Head of Information, External Relations Directorate, European Commission
22”09 (sous-titres FR)
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Pull-out quote: “The ability of the EU to present itself as a brand is quite pitiful”
Martin Walker, Senior Director of the Global Business Policy Council
Among the criticisms levelled at the EU are that it:
Interviews (title + player):
-Fails to sell itself outside the bloc - Martin Walker, Senior Director of the Global Business Policy Council
Video 21”15 (sous-titres FR)
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-Is obsessed by internal issues - Fyodor Alexandrovich Lukyanov, Editor-in-chief, Russia in Global Politics
Audio 19”17 (sous-titres EN + FR)
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-Projects a weak foreign and security policy - Tomas Valasek, Director of Foreign Policy and Defence, Centre for European Reform, London
Video 25”24 (sous-titres FR)
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However the European Commission’s David Ringrose rejects accusations that the EU is not a credible global power. “The EU does have influence. It is a soft influence that is not always in the headlines but it is certainly taken seriously as a world player.” The real question, for Ringrose, is whether the EU can remain popular if it does more globally.
Video Interview (title + player):
David Ringrose, Head of Information, External Relations Directorate, European Commission
22”09 (sous-titres FR)
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