Brussels adopted its EU Ports Strategy on 4 March 2026. A leaked draft, obtained weeks earlier, tells a more candid story — one in which COSCO and Piraeus feature prominently, if never by name
The EU considers a stricter security framework, with risk assessments, limits on third-country participation, and emphasis on military mobility, placing European ports at the core of economic security and strategic autonomy planning
Imagine boarding a train in Lisbon and disembarking in Warsaw without changing lines. This is the EU’s latest dream of integration on rails, but it’s a vision threatened by staggering costs and familiar political hurdles
As Russian tanks idle near NATO’s eastern frontier, the European Union responds with white papers, regulatory revisions, and spreadsheets. The race is on—not for military readiness, but for bureaucratic relevance