MUNICH (Sputnik) — Centrifugal forces in the European Union are so great that efforts are needed for the bloc to maintain its current form, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Saturday, speaking at a Munich Security Conference (MSC) session.
“A lot is at stake. The centrifugal forces in Europe are so great that efforts are needed to keep the EU in its current form by the next MSC session,” Steinmeier said.
According to the minister, the situation is “very serious.”
The MSC is an international, nongovernmental, independent conference for discussing major security issues. Founded in 1962 to facilitate consultations between NATO member countries, it now involves representatives from Central and Eastern Europe, South Asia, and the Middle East, as well as former Soviet states.
