While some areas are more consensual and easier to find common ground, there are still notable disparities and diverging voices, especially on developments in Eastern Europe after Russia’s war against Ukraine has ended as well as future positioning of the EU vis-à-vis Russia, also in the context of relations with the United States. In other areas, such as security or energy, it is possible to identify many common challenges and internal weaknesses, the resolution of which would be more successfully achieved by close cooperation. Efforts to deepen coordination have been present over the past several months, however, there is still substantial untapped potential for the future, e.g. when it comes to the European prospects of Ukraine (and Moldova or Georgia) or in the area of international justice.
