Realism and identity

Realismo e identità

EN | IT – Participation, first and foremost; through debate, by asking questions and sharing views regarding the prospects for the European Union at this “turning point” in its existence and, especially, by going to the polls. The message from the Bishops of Comece highlights the fact that, perhaps for the very first time, something is actually at stake in European Parliament elections.

The reason being the current crisis. An unprecedented crisis that “has tested relations between member States, has questioned the founding principle of solidarity within the Union and has brought about a rise in poverty for a great number of citizens, in addition to having jeopardized the future prospects of many young Europeans”. This is a big deal. As a matter of fact, according to the commission of EU bishops’ conferences “the situation is dramatic, in many cases even tragic”.