Von der Leyen calls for EU foreign policy to be ‘more realistic and interest-driven’

European Commission head says rules-based system can no longer be relied upon to protect the continent’s interests Europe can “no longer be a custodian for the old-world order” and needs “a more realistic and interest-driven foreign policy”, the head of the European Commission has said. Speaking to an audience of EU ambassadors on Monday, Ursula Von der Leyen said the union “will always defend and uphold the rules-based system” but could not longer rely on it to defend European interests and ...

By Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

Ursula von der Leyen: EU foreign policy must become more realistic

Europe can no longer rely solely on a rules-based world order, so the European Union needs a more realistic foreign policy.