After the results of the European elections on May 25, what are our national leaders so afraid of for our common European future?
When reading the leaked “strategic agenda for the Union in times of change” that will be adopted by Heads of State and Government at the Council meeting starting tomorrow, my attention was caught by the focus, on the one hand, on “fear and threats” to Europeans and, on the other hand, the focus on competition and security to respond to these challenges.
This is well illustrated by the document’s sentence: “People expect Europe to defend their interests and keep threats at bay”.
So what are these threats that need to be kept at bay? What comes out on top is “Unemployment is still our highest concern, and inequalities are on the rise”. When put together with the other challenges it gives a pretty grim picture of Europe’s situation: “scarce natural resources”, “energy […]

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