Tag: State of Europe Forum Bucharest 2019
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Populism: How can the Church Contribute in the Debate? (Bucharest, May 2019)
In recent years, many European nations have experienced a hardening of the political debate. In this context, how can the Church bring a positive contribution? Jonathan Tame from the Jubilee Centre gave his perspective during the State of Europe Forum 2019 in Bucharest. I am from Britain but I have lived 11 years in Romania,…
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Europe: our common heritage? (Bucharest, May 2019)
A speech by Msgr. Piotr Mazurkiewicz at the State of Europe Forum 2019 in Bucharest – The written report will be soon published What do we have in common between eastern and western Europe? What we have in common is, I think, that in general, we are talking usually on three piers of European culture.…
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Populism vs. Political Correctness (Bucharest, May 2019)
Generally speaking, populist parties are noticeable because they break the rules of political correctness. But what is political correctness? Is there anything wrong with it? Romanian MP Ben-Oni Ardelean gives his perspective in this video from the State of Europe Forum in Bucharest (May 2019) I would like to bring some theoretical assumptions regarding populism.…
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Defining Populism (Bucharest, May 2019)
In a time of European history when many new populist parties have emerged, defining a general definition of Populism is not a simple task. In this video, Dr Evert Van de Poll helps us understand this new phenomenon. (We apologise for the missing part in the beginning) From the State of Europe Forum in Bucharest (May…
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Defending one Europe (Bucharest, May 2019)
The declaration of the current European Summit in Sibiu starts by saying: “we will defend one Europe”. And then it adds that, from east to west, from north to south, there is no place for divisions that work against our collective interest.[1] That is a good start for our discussion here. The Sibiu declaration has…