Your implicit was to browse across the Channel or the ocean to have a sense on what was coming your way either to improve yourself of develop your business.
If you want to jump not crawl, it just might be that the next plausible future for you are strategic decisions and trends arising from Germany and France.
Think of the following timeline:
- We are one day away from the official launch (1st of July 2020) of the German Presidency to the Council of the European Union. Keep an eye on: https://www.bundesregierung.de/
- For 6 months, all groups, networks and meetings of the Council will be chaired by German officials.
- Germany will be part of the information and strategic loop until 31st of December 2021 since it will lead the Trio Presidency (taking over from the Trio ran by Romania) which will also include Portugal and Slovenia. See more here: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/ro/documents-publications/library/library-blog/posts/the-presidency-of-the-council-of-the-eu/
- On the 1st of January 2022 Germany hands over the Trio to … drums & bells … exactly: France! The French will partner up with the Czech Republic and Sweden.
- The mandate of the Trio led by France will end on the 30st of June 2023.
- Yesterday (29.06.2020) Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron had met at Meseberg Castle. the 2 Trios working together! See more here: https://www.france24.com/en/20200629-live-macron-and-merkel-push-covid-19-recovery-fund-as-germany-takes-on-eu-presidency
- Bring on 3 amazing years starting tomorrow!
Think of the following opportunities:
- Angela Merkel already said in 2018 that she will not run for a new mandate in 2021.
- So, if you were in her shoes would you ‘let a good crises go to waste’ or would you take a shot at ranking among the top in history books? She can pick any topic, there are plenty hot ones on the table:
- Covid 19
- New economic crises (already compared by some with the one at the end of WW2)
- Brexit
- Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027
- Digitalization (emerging after work from home solutions had been implemented)
- Lets’ move to France. The next Presidential elections are planed for April – May 2022, just in the midst of the French Presidency of the Council. How convenient if played right!
- Starting with November last, President Macron already targeted humongous topics like:
- the self-depicting metaphor with the declaration of the ‘brain death of NATO’. See more here: https://www.economist.com/europe/2019/11/07/emmanuel-macron-warns-europe-nato-is-becoming-brain-dead
- the open criticism towards the European Council ‘We have spent half the European Council meetings over the past two and a half years — and it’s not an exaggeration — discussing Brexit’ and also ‘I was struck that at the European Council in March we spent more than half a day on Brexit and two hours on Europe’s relationship with China. It’s not the right proportion’. See more here: https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-europe-plans/
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