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EU Parliament demands more unity from Europe
The daily Le Monde publishes the so-called Spinelli manifesto initiated by the four Members of the European Parliament Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Isabelle Durant, Sylvie Goulard and Guy Verhofstadt, which is meant to foster a common view of Europe: "In this new world, every European country is a small country. But we have one advantage: we have built together a European Union. It is a remarkable construction in which European nation-states, some even long divided by protracted conflicts, decided to be 'united in diversity' and form a Commonwealth, a Community in the true sense of the word. ... Striving for shared peace and prosperity, we managed to work together and combine forces, thus fostering unprecedented prosperity, democracy and reconciliation on the continent. ... Unfortunately, whereas the formidable challenges of a manifold crisis demand common responses, drawn at least at European level, too many politicians fall tempted to believing in national salvation only."
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Guy Verhofstadt on the adoration of national identity
Remarks on the French debate on national identity made by former Belgian prime minister Guy Verhofstadt have triggered fierce reactions. Today a Member of the European Parliamant, Verhofstadt defends his views in the daily De Standaard: "It is impossible to found a peaceful and prosperous society on a term like 'identity'. To put it in general terms, 'identity' is a symptom of our inability to accept the world as it is. The future of Europe is a far cry from depending on the search for national identity, and it certainly cannot lie in the sum of all national identities. Today's Europe, 'l'Europe des Nations', is a relic of the past. It is a Europe that is unable to solve problems. And it is a Europe that will hardly play a meaningful role in the multipolar world of the 21st century. In short: the future of Europe and the European Union will be postnational, or no future at all."
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