Follow the leads of Sweden and Poland

Vaira Vi-k,e-Freiberga and António Vitorino consider potential leaders to drive European Union foreign policy

German chancellor Angela Merkel leads a ‘geo-economic power’ which is driven by the needs of its export sector.

IS THE Europe that is emerging from the euro crisis a German one? During the euro crisis, power in the European Union seems to have shifted towards national capitals in general, and towards one national capital in particular: Berlin.