Austria Named the Conditions under Which the EU Can Not Turn into a "Colony" of World Powers OREANDA-NEWS. The European Union needs a common foreign policy and improved coordination in the field of defense in order to claim the role of an important player in the world in the future, and not become a "colony" of world powers. This opinion was expressed on Thursday by Austrian Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen. According to him, according to the strategic forecast for 2030-2040, there will be at least four important players in the world - the United States, China, Russia and the EU.