The winner of the war: European identity based on values

By Angelos Chaniotis, Professor in the School of Historical Studies:

"For years the European Union has been confronted with visible threats to its cohesion: Brexit, populist anti-European rhetoric, the violations of democratic principles and corruption in former socialist countries, the widening economic gap between member-states, the different reactions to the refugee crisis and to climate change. The Russian invasion of Ukraine seemed to unite the Europeans. 'War is father of all,' said the dark philosopher Heraclitus. Father, I wonder, of a new united Europe?"