'Woke Europe not facing civilisational erasure,’ says EU’s foreign policy chief

Kaja Kallas said many countries 'still want to join our club'

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas speaks during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

A top European Union official has rejected the notion that Europe faces “civilisational erasure”, pushing back at criticism of the continent by the Trump administration.