Elena KOUNTOURA

Global Gateway – past impacts and future orientation

Exclude Chinese companies from Global Gateway infrastructure projects to secure EU energy independence and counter foreign influence in developing countries.

Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024

Flagship European defence projects of common interest

Fund joint military procurement by earmarking national budgets to develop European air, space, and drone defence systems in coordination with NATO.

Tackling barriers to the single market for defence

Require member states to aggregate defence demand through common procurement and simplify regulations to reduce reliance on non-EU countries.

EU enlargement strategy

Condition EU accession on strict rule-of-law reforms and align candidate countries with the common foreign policy to counter Russian and Chinese interference.