This is the state of our Union! (Op-ed in European Western Balkans)
In your State of the European Union address, you declared that “Europe is in a fight.” Defence, competitiveness and new geopolitical tensions seem to be the inevitabilities of our time. You called us into battle, but what for? According to your speech, to “fight for our values and our democracies.” Of course, we are a Union built on human rights, freedom, democracy, equality, and the rule of law. These values are the bedrock of our identity, but are we really upholding them?
