In 'raw power' world, Europe must shed 'traditional caution': EU chief Ursula von der Leyen

Strasbourg: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen warned Wednesday the 27-nation bloc must move faster to boost its economy and defences faced with a new world order defined by "raw power".

"We will need a departure from Europe's traditional caution," the European Commission president told the bloc's parliament.

"We now live in a world defined by raw power, whether economic or military, technological or geopolitical," she said. "And while many of us may not like it, we must deal with the world as it is now."