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THE EUROPEAN UNION BETWEEN OPENNESS AND CONTRADICTIONS - Coggle Diagram
THE EUROPEAN UNION BETWEEN OPENNESS AND CONTRADICTIONS
The EU is a Global Power
It's got respectable economic weight
In 2024, it made up 16% of global trade, ahead of China and the US
While China has a €300B euro deficit, the EU has a €147B trade surplus
The EU has 448 million consumers, 13% of global GDP
The EU serves as a global model
It is the largest ODA provider, lending €96B in 2023
Promotion of human rights and territorial cohesion underline strong democratic values
It is a leader in sustainable development, 2015 Paris Agreement
It's Power is Nonetheless Challenged
The EU is built on a weak structure, facing rising protectionism
There are significant economic disparities between North (Germany) and South-East (Greece)
Dependency, 40% Russian gas pre-Ukraine war (German recession), China for rare metal
Orban abuses veto power to obstruct core EU policies on Ukraine
DSA and DMA to gatekeep foreign tech giants
Tensions are created through migration
The 2015 European migrant crisis welcomed over 1 million refugees, Germany open, Hungary and Poland closed
From 2015-2020, Operation Sophia aimed to eliminate human smuggling through the deadly Mediterranean
In 2021, Belarus used migration as a geopolitical weapon