“The future of Europe will depend on the outcome of the war”, Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze
22 March 2024, 14:07
The Chair of the Committee on Ukraine's Integration into the EU Ivanna
Klympush-Tsintsadze took part in the Kyiv Security Forum. It was discussed
how the elections to the European Parliament in 2024 will affect support
for Ukraine and the future of Europe.
Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze noted that a serious shift of public attitudes
to the right is approaching in Europe. This happens in societies where
welfare is more important than values. “According to sociology, even in
Poland, only 30% of the population is ready to take up arms to defend the
values that enable its development. This significantly affects our
expectations for the future,” said the Chair of the Committee.
At the same time, Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze hopes that despite the
increase of right-wing and left-wing representatives in the future
European Parliament, it will preserve its ability to make decisions based
on values. “Probably, it will still make such decisions, but, most likely,
with much fewer votes. And this is a challenge. It may also be less
willing to pay attention to such issues as migration, opposition to
authoritarian regimes, the Green Deal, rights and freedoms. This will be a
challenge for all MEPs, who will be elected to the next European
Parliament,” said Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze. However, in her opinion, war
will play a key role in the future of Europe. And the future of Europe
will depend on the outcome of the war. “It can be both negative and
positive. And it is in our power to ensure that it is positive. So that
the European Union continues to play a very important geopolitical role.
So that it pays serious attention to its military power and turns from a
military worm into a real military force and can replace, in the event of
a complete right-wing reversal in the United States, the United States and
be not dependent on it,” said the Chair of the Committee. In her opinion,
it is important that the EU also maintains its openness to declared
enlargement. Future new members of the EU should not become hostages of
internal discussions within the European Union and the need to review EU
policies. The enlargement should not be suspended till the end of
political reforms in the European Union. The future of the EU, according
to Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, also depends on the coordination of the
future MEPs in their perception of reality and their actions. She also
emphasised the importance of leadership which the next generations and
their fundamental values depend on.