The EU' motto used to be 'United in diversity'. Well united we are no more.
The connective tissue that used to bind Europeans together
was the belief that the EU is the path to a more prosperous life.
Since the beginning of the crisis though, citizens' trust in
the EU has been progressively declining, especially amongst those in crisis
ridden countries.
In a time when the formation of a European identity is still
a goal, the loss of trust may be the biggest systemic threat that EU officials
may have yet to bailout.
We are in need of a
new European dream.
We are in need of a new message that spans across the
continent and binds people together.
We may as well start by becoming 'United in adversity'.
I really hope there is still room for the new message that will bind people together in the so called European Union, my beautiful Elisabeth. People believed and supported the European dream of freedom and democracy that lead directly to prosperity. Today, they feel betrayed. North and South, once again in the planet. European people should answer and claim the dream. We all want it and Europe deserves it...
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