EUROPE TODAY: STORM CLOUDS OVER THE CONTINENT?

Why does European politics feel more unstable and unpredictable than ever? Are old certainties, such as Germany’s economic power being put into question? And where is the EU in all of this? In the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, many forecast a new renaissance for the idea of Europe, and the institution of the EU. Such predictions now seem to have been optimistic at best. How can the continent, its politicians and institutions, survive the current storms?

The speakers in this engaging panel debate are:

Ivar Arpi
Journalist; publisher and podcaster, Rak höger; co-author, Så blev vi alla rasister and Genusdoktrinen

Sabine Beppler-Spahl
Chair, Freiblickinstitut e.V; CEO, Sprachkunst36; author, Off-centre: how party consensus undermines our democracy; Germany correspondent, spiked

Thomas Fazi
Journalist and writer; author, The Battle for Europe & The Covid Consensus: the global assault on democracy and the poor - a critique from the Left

David Goodhart
Head of demography unit, Policy Exchange; author Head, Hand, Heart & The Road to Somewhere

Stepan Hobza
Journalist; staff writer, Lidové Noviny; creator, Kulturní války (Culture Wars) podcast

The Chair is Bruno Waterfield, Brussels correspondent, The Times

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