Editorial Board
Europe Misses Another Chance to Fix Its Union
It may have mustered enough solidarity to weather Putin’s gas shutoff — but not enough to ensure the European project’s survival.
A costly dependence.
Photographer: Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty ImagesRussia’s efforts to use natural-gas exports as a geopolitical weapon present Europe with a challenge: When faced with such a clear and present threat, can it muster the solidarity required of a true union?
Policymakers might be coalescing around what they see as an adequate plan. They should be more ambitious: Europe needs a permanent solution to its chronic coordination failures.