WE MUST RESUME THE STRUGGLE FOR THE SOUL OF EUROPE
Personal freedom and the rule of law are the foundations of European identity; the EU needs a European foreign policy, which should be the basis of a constitutional treaty; Lukashenko is due to be charged with crimes against humanity. βSpeech on the future of Europeβ by Karl von Habsburg, given on January 11, 2022.
A year ago today, when we had to hold the speech on the future of Europe as an online event due to the Corona situation, we in the team that prepared this event were still optimistic that this year it would be a real event, with face-to-face attendance. Then, in October last year, when infection figures started to rise significantly again, we took the decision to again hold the event online this year. Of course, I would also prefer it if we could discuss the impressions and content of the speech in person over a glass of wine after its presentation, but special circumstances require special solutions. They require a certain readiness to react to the given situation, while yet not losing sight of the goal.
The aim of this speech on the future of Europe, which I will deliver every year on 11 January, is on the one hand to deal with European policy issues in a very fundamental way, but also to discuss them on the basis of current challenges. And, I shall always also put forward concrete political ideas on how to shape European policy, and we must continue to work on their implementation.
LINK to the full Speech on PANEUROPA Austria (English Translation)
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