To regain geopolitical relevance, the European Union must advance reforms to its institutional architecture to foster efficiency and dynamism in rapidly changing times. By doing so, the article argues for a joint reform of the relationship between the European Commission and the European External Action Service, with the two merging. Alongside the establishment of a new political institution capable of providing effective political direction, the EU can bypass the unanimity trap and finally align its political settings with the pace of modern global crises.
The Euroculturer 