Europe's three vertices: towards a new strategic (im)balance 53 The European ambition requires solidity in internal policy. The balance between the Europe of Law, the Europe of Communities and the Europe of Sovereignties has been, from the outset, what made it possible to reconcile economic, territorial and institutional diversity. The current drive towards budgetary and institutional centralisation, reflected in the design of the MFF 2028–2034, threatens to transform understandable strategic priorities into factors of internal erosion. pillars that guaranteed legitimacy and democratic acceptance for the European project. The current drive towards budgetary and institutional centralisation, reflected in the design of the MFF 2028–2034, threatens to transform understandable Whenever this triangle has become unbalanced, either through excessive centralisation or intergovernmental fragmentation, integration has become more fragile. The investments needed in the coming years in defence, energy, artificial intelligence, and semiconductors are undeniable. But the way they are decided and structured cannot ignore the risk of clashing with the Bibliographical references Bruegel (2025), Bigger, Better Funded and Focused on Public Goods: How to Revamp the EU Budget (Blueprint 37), Brussels Data Venia, Digital Legal Journal Free publication in digital format ISSN 2182-8242 Year 3, No. 04 Published in December 2015. Available at: https://www.datavenia.pt/ficheiros/edicao04/ datavenia04_145-286.pdf de Búrca G., Weiler J.H.H., eds. The Worlds of European Constitutionalism, Cambridge University Press, 2011. Draghi, M. (2024), The Future of European Competitiveness: Report to the European Council, Brussels: European Commission Habermas, J. (2012), The Crisis of the European Union: A Response, Cambridge: Polity Press. strategic priorities into factors of internal erosion. Europe has shown that it knows how to act in a crisis context. The challenge now is to ensure that strategic acceleration does not compromise the balances that underpin legitimacy, adherence, and stability. A strong Union in the world depends, first and foremost, on its being a balanced Union internally. – some doubts in The Worlds of European Constitutionalism, Gráinne de Búrca, Joseph Weiler (Ed.), University Press, Cambridge, 2012, pp. 14 and 15. Joseph Weiler, Prologue: Global and Pluralist Constitutionalism Coimbra, 2003 Rabobank (2025), Agri Commodity Outlook 2026 Available at: Schuman, R. (1950), The Schuman Declaration, Paris Tusk, D. (2020), Union and Responsibility: European Speeches 2014–2019, Brussels: European Council. USDA (2025). National Farm Security Action Plan. Available at: https://www.rabobank.com.au/news/media-releases/2025/ more-than-just-supply-and-demand-factors-shaping-globalagriculture-in-2026-with-geopolitics-playing-a-crucial-role Paulo Otero, Legality and Public Administration, Almedina, https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ farm-security-nat-sec.pdf
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