What is indeed becoming a problem in Europe is the illiberal wave against free trade, globalisation, immigration and tolerance for difference. Even worse, some times those views are supported by outright nativist and racist parties. If liberal democratic parties are going to win back voters, first of all we need to stop simply reacting to solutions offered by the populists, and instead we have to regain the initiative in the public debate. After all it was parties like the EP

When I was running for EDS Chairman one and a half years ago, things were already difficult but sadly since then, events have moved so fast and the political landscape has altered so severely that it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that the European Union which we are accustomed with is under threat. Although we can only meet those challenges all together, our generation has been granted a special role - to strengthen Europe's perception among the young generations and hen