BERLIN — January marks the beginning of Europe’s Schicksalsjahr: its fateful year.
Ahead of the European parliamentary election in May — the first after Brexit — populist and anti-European parties are locked in a battle of ideas with Europe’s political defenders. It’s no exaggeration to say the future of the European project is at stake.
For pro-Europeans across the Continent, the battle is an uphill one. Euroskeptics are forming alliances across borders — aided by figures like U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Steve Bannon — and are loudly drawing attention to their vision of a European Union redesigned in their …read more
Source: European Voice