But Caretta also notes that we are unlikely to get an answer today. The #Merzoni alliance still dominates the 🇪🇺Council and the 🇪🇺Commission president seems to work only for them. Von der Leyen has mirrored Merz's language on the irrelevance of international law and making excuses for Trump.

"The problem with von der Leyen’s argument is not her acknowledgement that the rules-based order is fading, but her refusal to draw the consequences of the cold war Mr Trump is waging on Europe," says Caretta.