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This Europe Day also marked two important milestones: the 80th anniversary of the official end of the Second World War and the 75th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration – a landmark in the history of European integration that laid the groundwork for the European Union.

The men and women who set out to integrate Europe carried the memories of the two world wars, knowing that only those prepared to act with vision can secure peace in the long term. Read more. 

Experts and policymakers, including Albin Kurti, Prime Minister of Kosovo, focused particularly on the socio-economic development of candidate countries with particular attention to youth and to the role that European nationalist and far-right forces play in the enlargement process.

In response to the deadly collapse of the concrete canopy at Novi Sad’s railway station and the ensuing anti-corruption protests, the Friends of the Western Balkans will discuss Serbia’s political awakening. Sparked by student-led demonstrations, the movement has already led to high-level resignations and is reshaping the country’s political landscape. 

Social Democratic parliamentarians, experts and activists will examine the protests’ regional impact and implications for EU enlargement and discuss how to support democratic change. 

Students in Serbia have been protesting for over 100 days, bravely calling for the rule rule of law and challenging Vučić’s regime. So far the EU’s response has been too weak. It is time for the EU to stop whispering, speak loud and act! Read more.

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Do nuclear weapons prevent war? In this climate of militarisation and declining support for international law, some European countries are considering nuclear weapons a legitimate defence strategy, with calls even emerging for the development of a European nuclear programme.

In this episode, Florian Eblenkamp, Advocacy Officer at the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) – the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize-winning organisation – challenges the perceived dichotomy between disarmament and safety, insisting that the two can – and must – reinforce one another in any just and sustainable global order.

With this dossier, the Progressive Post has a twofold goal: first, to declare its unconditional support for LGBTIQ+ rights; and second, to shed light on the instrumentalisation of gender issues by right-wing extremist forces and parties:

• What is the anti-gender movement and why is it winning (now)? by Andrea Petõ
• United (in diversity), we stand – divided, we fall by Flora Bolter
• Leading locally for LGBTIQ+ freedom by Tom Jungen

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