Politician (Portuguese CDS - People's Party)
Best moment
Formative moment
"Presenting myself as a European is a recognition that I am much more than the place I was born in. My life and my convictions, my beliefs, my philosophy is open to new influences." - Adolfo
| Time | Question |
|---|---|
| 0:02 | Do you identify as a European? |
| 1:08 | What does 'identifying as European' mean to you? |
| 2:20 | What was your formative European moment? |
| 3:58 | What was the worst moment in recent European history? |
| 6:51 | What was the best moment in recent European history? |
| 8:32 | What is the single most important thing the EU has done for you personally? |
| 10:09 | What is the one thing you would most like the EU to have achieved by 2030? |
| 11:22 | When the pandemic started, you nearly gave up on the book about the advantages of globalisation that you recently published. Why did you decide to complete the book after all? |
| 12:41 | How can globalisation be beneficial as we endure and recover from the pandemic? |
| 15:22 | What are the advantages of liberal democracies vis-á-vis authoritarian regimes in tackling a global challenge like climate change? |
| 18:06 | What role should the EU have in environmental policy? How do you assess its approach to the climate crisis thus far? |
| 19:38 | Should the EU adopt policies such as bans on short haul flights to destinations that could be reached within 12 hours by train? |
| 20:48 | How involved should the EU be in tackling climate change, compared to national governments? |
| 21:59 | Is the concern for the environment at odds with the exercise of freedom of movement? How can these priorities be reconciled? |
| 24:45 | How should the travel industry recover in an environmentally friendly way after the pandemic is overcome? |
| 27:42 | Professional obsoleteness caused by technological innovation has fuelled anti-globalisation rhetoric. How can job security be safeguarded in an open and rapidly changing world? |
| 30:44 | Remote work suddenly became more widespread because of the pandemic. What are the advantages and downsides of this trend? Should it continue after the pandemic? |