Haughty by nature: on the EU’s outward rhetoric

‘The arrogance of the EU knows no bounds’ - you could see this headline on the front page of a British tabloid any day. Normally,... ... arrogant, if nowhere else but in its foreign policy. In the previous article, I accused the bloc of being patronising in its rhetoric toward its Eastern Partners, only to immediately acquit it, arguing that it is a primarily value-based conglomerate. ...