EU top diplomat Josep Borrell is facing calls to resign after his trip to Moscow went off the rails.
But Germany, France, and Austria risk making EU and transatlantic divisions even worse by backing Russia's Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline no matter what.
"We believe the president of the European Commission should take action, if Mr Borrell does not resign of his own accord," Estonian centre-right MEP Riho Terras said in a letter to Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen this weekend....
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.