Loukas Tsoukalis discusses Europe’s strategy of strategic autonomy and explains that “the term is a French invention, first introduced in 2017 in Emmanuel Macron’s landmark speech at the Sorbonne. It refers to reducing dependence on other countries that could exert pressure or coercion, but it should not be confused with protectionism,” Tsoukalis notes.
Click to read the interview, in Greek.
Publication:
05/05/2026
Ta Nea
Experts
Loukas Tsoukalis
President of the Board, ELIAMEP, Professor, Sciences Po, Paris, Professor Emeritus, University of Athens