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...interested in what we can actually do. The way the E.U. approaches the issue is that we will look for a consensus if there is one. It doesn't mean there will be one. But we also need someone who will look for a European perspective on things governments think of nationally. I chair the E.U.'s Foreign Affairs Council, which is a monthly meeting of foreign ministers, where we come together over an agenda, set by me, based on what I know member states want to discuss. It aims to find consensus. My job is to lead the development...
Over the long run, geography - when combined with economic shifts of power - determines destiny. America's interests in Asia are rising while its interests in Europe are declining. A growing Hispanic population will make Latin America more important. This is why the time has come for Europeans to think the unthinkable: the "natural" transatlantic partnership may someday come...
...appeared sidelined at the Copenhagen climate change summit. What do you think went wrong, and how can the E.U. become a bigger player at such events? I wasn't there, but the E.U. went to Copenhagen with a very strong vision. Europe went into the room with a very clear decision. It is difficult to analyze the final discussions. But having a strong position allowed us to have real dialogue, not just in Copenhagen but before, and it probably helped the final outcome to be more than it could have been. (See more about the Copenhagen climate talks...
...think it reflected the E.U.'s lack of firepower that it was not in the final meeting with the U.S. and China? You are inevitably going to get different groups of countries having different conversations at different times. That conversation was one of the most pivotal, but we weren't excluded as they then came to us to talk about...
...development aid in the world. Sure, taxes can be high, but most Europeans seem happy to pay more to the state in return for a higher - and guaranteed - quality of life. "The E.U. offers an attractive social, economic and political model," Charles Grant, director of the London-based think tank Centre for European Reform, argued last year. "It is more stable, safe, green and culturally diverse than most parts of the world, which is why neighbors want to join and many migrants aim for Europe...