The far right’s vision for a new European Union
Why Europe's nationalist movements do not need to love the EU in order to shape its future.
On the far right, a stronger Europe often means stronger borders, stronger executive power, stronger civilizational identity and weaker constraints on national governments.
Enlargement is increasingly judged through the lens of security, migration control and civilizational compatibility, not only through formal legal and administrative reforms.
A Europe that speaks only the language of strength may find that it has no easy answer when illiberal movements claim to be strong on behalf of Europe itself.
Blerim Vela
Blerim Vela served as Chief of Staff to the President of Kosovo (2021-2023) and holds a PhD in Contemporary European Studies from the University of Sussex.
DISCLAIMERThe views of the writer do not necessarily reflect the views of Kosovo 2.0.
This story was originally written in English.