European Values: Crumbling Under Their Own Weight?

The Raisina Podcast

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine marks a turning point for the EU. As escalation mounts, Europe is sucked into its worst crisis since the Second World War, the world is watching its response.

We look back at how the EU has been buffeted by multiple crises that have sharpened existing debates and disagreements between member-states. The Union was built on ‘shared values’ – but what if the disagreement is about those ‘values’ themselves? Is the ‘Gospel According to Monnet’ still valid or are there new drivers that will shape the future of the EU? Is the economic division between north and south, and east and west overwhelming the centripetal forces? Or, can the center hold on the strength of values? Are the grumblings and the rumblings around CAI a manifestation of a Europe divided in its approach? Are Europeans heading for Non-Alignment 2.0? Can they balance their American allies with China? Will the bureaucracy in Brussels be able to rebuff Pax Sinica?

This audio features a message from Zbigniew Rau, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Poland

Panelist

Anže Logar, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Slovenia

Augusto Santos Silva, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Portugal

Bogdan Aurescu, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Romania

Milena Lazarevic, Programme Director and Co-founder, European Policy Centre, Serbia

Moderator

Garima Mohan, Fellow, Asia Program, German Marshall Fund, United States
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