Slo daily newspaper says Eu Commission is being forged in crisis

The first 100 days of the Commission was marked by presentations of ambitious plans, however, these struck on grim reality.

"There is a mantra that the EU should be using the 'language of power'. But in the face of the first bigger international crisis, the escalation of tensions between Iran and the US at the start of the year, the EU remained on the margins."

What is more, Brussels was surprised by the recent developments on the Greek-Turkish border although there had been indications of problems.

"The migration and asylum reform ... has been at a dead end for years because member states do not agree on the most vital aspects."

Moreover, the bloc does not have a clear course because neither France nor Germany have a clear idea for the EU's development in the future. And "it is impossible to make a change in Brussels if you don't have the backing...