PILLARS TO OVERCOME 3 FALSE MYTHS ABOUT EU AND ITS CSDP IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR

This publication aims to look at the 3false myths about the European Union and its CSDP:1) EU is a soft power and political dwarf;2)EU should be post national and individual member states’ veto on CSDP must end;3)First European countries take NATO, then the EU. The analysis show how the Russia-Ukraine war provoked the EU’s geopolitical awakening and what could be the key pillars that would make the EU a permanent global power. In the context of Russia-Ukraine war, is analysed the transformation of the EU into “smart” power with a great potential to become a “transformative” power for the Eastern partnership countries