Chairman of Centre for Liberal Strategies in Sofia
Best moment
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Formative moment
“The most important thing that the European Union should achieve in 2030 is to stay together...I don’t believe the European Union should be taken for granted.” - Ivan Krastev
| Time | Question |
|---|---|
| 0:02 | Do you identify as a European? |
| 1:04 | What was your formative European moment? |
| 3:23 | What was, in your view, the worst moment in recent European history? |
| 5:05 | What was, in your view, the best moment in recent European history? |
| 5:57 | What is the single most important thing the EU has done for you personally? |
| 6:59 | What would you most like the EU to have achieved by 2030? |
| 7:47 | Is it just cultural homogeneity that predisposes young Eastern Europeans to anti-cosmopolitan views? |
| 12:37 | Why is there a growing perception that authoritarian systems can tackle global challenges (like climate change or the pandemic) more effectively than democracies? |
| 15:39 | Will the pandemic weaken nationalist movements and make people more appreciative of freedom of movement in the EU? |
| 18:30 | Would nationalist rhetoric lose its appeal if conserving Europe's historical and cultural diversity figured more prominently in the EU's outlook? |
| 25:17 | Why are the EU's normative standards losing appeal in countries that once longed to be in the EU? |
| 32:01 | What narrative should the EU adopt going forward in the post-pandemic world in order to stay together? |