Josep Borrell said goodbye to his position as representative of the European Union. Kaja Kallas will be his successor. She noted on social media that “it is an immense honor to follow in his footsteps after five difficult years in shaping the EU’s foreign and security policy.”
The high representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, said goodbye to his position this Saturday, remembering what he said upon his arrival five years ago when he warned that “Europe is in danger and must learn to speak the language.” of power.
“Everything passes and everything remains,” added Borrell in a message published on social networks paraphrasing the famous verse of the Spanish poet Antonio Machado.
The until now head of diplomacy thanked “the trust placed”, as well as the efforts made by his collaborators and the European External Action Service (EEAS).
“As I leave, I repeat what I said when I arrived: Europe is in danger and must learn to speak the language of power,” said the high representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy in his message on networks, accompanied by a video in the which summarizes some of the most notable moments of his mandate, marked by the covid-19 pandemic and the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.
*Read also: “Pepe” Mujica estimates that in Venezuela there is an evolution “from the inside out”
The Spanish politician, who took office on December 1, 2019, also previously held the position of president of the European Parliament between July 2004 and January 2007.
Her successor in the position of High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs, former Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, for her part, noted, also today on social networks, that for her “it is an immense honor to follow in her footsteps after five years.” difficult in shaping the EU’s foreign and security policy.
During his audience with MEPs on November 12, Kallas pointed to the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East as “urgent priorities” for his next five years at the head of European diplomacy and warned of the threats posed by Russia, China, Korea of the North and Iran.
Post Views: 439
