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The Values of Europe (Mini-series): Balancing universalist and particularist influences; Navigating uniformity and flexibility
Professor Ronan McCrea argues that an understanding of the EU as a polity based exclusively on shared liberal democratic values obscures the tension between universalist and specific influences within the Union, and explores the limits of the shared values the EU can insist upon, while sustaining the integration project. Continue reading The Values of Europe (Mini-series): Balancing universalist and particularist influences; Navigating uniformity and flexibility
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The Values of Europe (Mini-series): A view from the Netherlands
His Excellency Karel van Oosterom Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United Kingdom, highlights three values that the Dutch hold dear and seek to promote on a European and a global stage. Continue reading The Values of Europe (Mini-series): A view from the Netherlands
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The Values of Europe (Mini-series): A view from the Czech Republic
Her Excellency Marie Chatardová, Czech Ambassador to the United Kingdom, underlines the fundamental importance of the right to self-determination for countries big and small, in Europe and across the world. Continue reading The Values of Europe (Mini-series): A view from the Czech Republic
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The Values of Europe (Mini-series): A view from Italy
His Excellency Raffaele Trombetta, Italian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, argues Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is an incentive for the European Union to move forward, and identifies next steps for the European project. Continue reading The Values of Europe (Mini-series): A view from Italy
The Values of Europe (Mini-series): A view from Poland
In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, His Excellency Piotr Wilczek, Polish Ambassador to the UK, reflects on the importance of European solidarity and a closer economic and strategic partnership between the EU and Ukraine. This blog forms part of a mini-series on European values, which will comprise of contributions on this subject from EU Ambassadors to the UK and UCL academics, running from 28 … Continue reading The Values of Europe (Mini-series): A view from Poland
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