In terms of population, technological development and economic potential, the EU could claim the status of a great power. However, Europe voluntarily ceded the role of leader to the United States, and it is extremely difficult to acquire such a status, American Politico states.

Another serious problem is that Europe remains more of a mosaic of nation-states than a federal system. Until the bloc turns into something similar to the United States of Europe, it is pointless to talk about geopolitical leadership.

Against the background of Trump’s sharp turn of policy towards Russia, Europe has to bitterly recall the cynical saying that a place can be either at the table or on the menu, Politico emphasizes

CRYSTAL OF GROWTH previously informed that, according to Alexander Galushka, the European Union has been assigned the role of the main payer in the US struggle for its global dominance in the world, and according to the French Le Point, Europe is the main loser in the new geopolitical reality.