The opinion of the residents is essential for ECR which is why the group sent a reporter to the streets of Vilnius, who asked the inhabitants of Vilnius about the future of Europe. Most of the respondents spoke about the importance of families, Christian values, and about the role of equality of all EU countries and their unity in matters of key importance for Europe.<\/p>\n
First panel – The future of Europe is a Europe of homelands<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2018The founders of Europe – Schuman, Adenauer – created the Europe of Nations, it was a unifying idea, but now it has, unfortunately, been forgotten and it transforms into a mystical federation. I believe this is a big mistake. We, the inhabitants of Central and Eastern Europe, understand this very well. After all, such a federation was already created. It was the Soviet Union. And how did it end? It was a state without values, without nations, there was only one nation. It is obvious that this country ultimately suffered a major crisis, so we should not repeat these mistakes and we should create a different Europe, which the Fathers of Europe and the founders of the EU had in mind,\u2019 said Toma\u0161evski.<\/p>\n Valdemar Urban, EAPL-CFA Vice-Chairman spoke about the importance of the proper functioning of the rule of law. \u2018Fair elections are the basis of every state and first of all, they should be transparent,\u2019 said Urban. He added, that the electoral law in the European Union is well regulated, but the problem is in its implementation. \u2018Some countries are more mature in terms of democratic development, others – less,\u2019 concluded the election specialist.<\/p>\n Zbigniew Ku\u017amiuk, MEP, who was also taking part in the debate, said: \u2018I represent Law and Justice party and it strongly supports the Europe of homelands.\u2019 Ku\u017amiuk also added that the EU countries should maintain their political and cultural separateness. The politician noted that the idea of the reigning European Union is already beginning to collect its destructive aftermath. \u2018Recently, the slogan \u2018More Europe\u2019 has become fashionable, but its implementation already has its effects, e.g. Brexit. I hope we will not continue making such mistakes,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n Patryk Jaki, MEP, member of the Solidarity Poland, pointed out two fateful and parallel processes in the EU: federalisation and cosmopolitanisation. He talked about attempts to impose a way of thinking on people. \u2018Both processes take place through conquest, not respect for the opinion of all parties. If Poland or Hungary have a different opinion, they are threatened with taking away funds or certain rights,\u2019 stated Jaki.<\/p>\n Second Panel – The future of Europe is the Europe of Christian values<\/strong><\/p>\n During the second panel, Rita Tama\u0161unien\u0117, EAPL-CFA Member of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania spoke about the importance of Christian values for the education of the young generation of Europeans.<\/p>\n Beata Petkevi\u010d, EAPL-CFA Member of the Seimas, spoke about the progressive secularization in Europe. She stated that in order to oppose these destructive tendencies, it is necessary to recall and implement the thoughts of John Paul II, including his social teaching.<\/p>\n \u010ceslav Ol\u0161evski, also EAPL-CFA Member of the Seimas, noted that the future of Europe will depend on how we are going to live, how we live today, what are our values regarding families, human life. According to him, a perfect example is the Holy Family of Nazareth, which teaches mutual respect, helping and understanding in a family. \u2018A strong family is the foundation of a strong society and state,\u2019 concluded Ol\u0161evski.<\/p>\n
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