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Freedom, human dignity, civic courage and political responsibility are inseparable in democratic societies. Their absence is the measure of how far we still stand from Europe, as much as of our own commitment to and fight for these values is a sight of our true European nature. To borrow an expression from the European Commission:… »

What is our vision? What are the main issues on which there will be no compromise? What are the realistic solutions for the problems we identified a hundred times before? These are the issues that should be the subject of new, constructive debates, instead of mean, fruitless exchanges which only undermine the already fragile potential… »

Our ministers and other decision makers have also travelled, and we paid for their trips through the public budget, as well as for their stays in expensive hotels out of which they could not see the specificities of the cities they visited, so they remained with the same provincial mindset with which they had set… »

Brussels’ newspeak has no phrase for “emperor is naked”, but rather relies on a construction which translates to our language as “That’s nice, BUT…”. Which is why this report is generally positive, as it leaves us with a foggy promise that we won’t be staying alone in the house with bullies for much longer… The… »

“They weren’t bad people. They let me eat, they let me sleep, they gave me life”, said one hostage of flight 847 when liberated, abstracting the terrible drama he survived. Should this be the summary of our rights, potentials and dreams?… Stockholm syndrome – (pdf)

A desperate man does not seek a culprit in the system, an institution, atmosphere or ideology, but in another man with a name and surname whom he can face alone with all his (mis)deeds. And this is why the limits are important, and the justification of crossing them is a call for continuing the spiral… »

Mythical times are over. European times ahead of us are clear, demanding and they evidently request tangible signs of success instead of rhetorical flourishes… Mythical and European times – (pdf)

The success of water polo players belongs to them alone, and to their coaches, families, and that handful of truly dedicated supporters. The failure to find people in public institutions who will do their jobs and create champions is an indicator of a systemic problem, the lack of vision on the part of the “stars”… »

The common message of these people of different nationalities and different life paths, but with major life tragedies can be summarised as follows: forgive, but never forget… Not to oblivion – (pdf)

For the beginning, every one of us should first decide what kind of life we want: as subjects or as citizens – a life in which we will talk fearfully about all deviations our society is rife with, waiting for somebody else to “do the job” for us, or a life in which we will… »