This episode is brought to you by Shopify.

That's what I hear when I make another sale on Shopify.

The all-in-one commerce platform that allows you to start, run and grow your business.

Shopify is revolutionising millions of businesses worldwide.

So sign up for a £1 per month trial period at Shopify.co.uk

Cash, podcast 23, all lowercase and take your business to the next level today.

Each made by the European Council President Charles Michelle and Slovenia in these last days.

To start with this and then to go back to an important meeting that took place earlier in August.

In Greece, I welcome Ivana Strodner of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies,

who is publishing on the Keef Post with her colleague Jason J. Smart about the Athens Declaration,

which, surprising no one, is going to fold very neatly into the ambition of the Western Balkans, Ukraine and Moldova,

to join the EU in the future.

2030 is the date suggested, but in any event we're looking at a change of weather for all this part of the world.

It has been left out so far of the EU's prosperity.

Ivana, a very good evening to you.

The European Union says 2030, good for them.

So let's go to 2023 where we are right now.

The Athens Declaration has a great deal to do with the war in Ukraine,

and the nations that came together along with Ms. Funderlion for the European Union,

boldly signed a document that makes it very clear that they are, that they are regard Russia as an adversary.

The reading of the document is unambiguous. I'll read the first of the points.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a pivotal moment for Europe,

...