Why is the variety of citizen narratives on Europe going unheard? What will it take? That ordinary people are understood as citizens, engaged in dialogue with public thinking; a recognition both of European mobility and what it is to be settled; and attending to the emergent hierarchies of Europea
Protecting personal data is high on the EU agenda, and Snowden’s revelations undoubtedly triggered reactions and actions in Europe and across EU Member States, the significance of which should not be underestimated.
All in all, the fall of an unpopular, corrupt and ineffective government in Ukraine initiated by pro-EU demonstrators has not helped strengthen European values overall or slowed the decline in the popularity of the EU in the continent as a whole.
The abolition of freedom of movement within the EU, widely regarded as one of the central achievements of the European project, is not only a real possibility, but already an emerging reality. But so is the fightback. A contribution to the discussion between Etienne Balibar, Bo Stråth and Sandro M
Climate policy should be a major consideration for voters heading for the polls in May’s European parliamentary elections.