Josep Borrell will have to work hard in order to succeed where others failed

“Josep Fontelles Borrell supported many EPP Group positions during the hearing. The EU needs to show more ambition and deliver more in areas such as defence policy, relations with Russia or with the countries of Latin America, or disinformation. This is what Mr Borrell needs to deliver on once confirmed”, said Michael Gahler MEP, EPP Group Spokesman on Foreign Affairs, assessing the hearing of the designated High-Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

“We have also received assurances that the EU’s policy towards Ukraine will continue and that Mr Borrell will do his utmost to strengthen the EU’s capacity to act autonomously, even if it means that he will need to work hard in order to succeed where his predecessors failed. We will meet on Tuesday to finalise our assessment”, he concluded.