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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Simon Tisdall

MYSTERIOUS: Europe is heading for perilous waters and its leaders are dozing at the tiller - You Need To See This

European Union flags fly outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels.
European Union flags fly outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels. Photograph: Yves Herman/Reuters

Democrats fear Joe Biden is sleepwalking to disaster in a November rematch with Donald Trump. Tories level similar criticism at dozy Rishi Sunak as Labour dreams of an autumn landslide. But for a truly world-beating slumber party, EU leaders take the bedtime biscuit.

The way it’s going, 2024 could turn into a nightmare for the 27-country bloc – an all-time annus horribilis. A daunting slew of international and internal challenges is coming to a head. Is the EU ready to meet them? Definitely not.

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