>>508497221 (OP)Europe used to have leaders with a vision that understood we are a different actor than the US. Chirac, Prodi, Schroeder, they all pursued an autonomous foreign policy, meaning not going to war in Iraq, having good relationships with Russia and China. The economy was good and Urope was growing.
The decline started when Us lapdogs started influencing EU policies. Blair, Aznar, Berlusconi were basically doing whatever US asked. Sll, they were politicians. What we have now today with Kallas, Meloni, Metsola, those are not politicians, those are just actresses.