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Looking for Europe: from Sarajevo to Lisbon

Populists want to banish hope from Europe and rewrite our history. We do not have to speak louder than them. We have to come up with better arguments. Español.

Looking for Europe: from Sarajevo to Lisbon
European Youth Event (2018): “You are the children of a modern, democratic and open Europe”. © European Union 2018 - European Parliament. Some rights reserved.
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"Those who say that individuals are not capable of changing anything are only looking for excuses.

– Václav Havel

It started in Sarajevo a hundred years ago. The war did not end all wars, and Europe´s second suicide attempt came twenty years later. The third attempt, supervised by populist leaders within and nationalist leaders abroad, is already in motion. However, there is still time to act. Europe does not have to give up on the political, economic and social project that has preserved peace for the last six decades. Europeans must resist the urge to look inwards and stand up for their future.