A new report by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) and the European Cultural Foundation (ECF) warns that the EU is facing a crisis of identity as a more ethnic, closed-minded and xenophobic understanding of “Europeanness” takes root.
The report by the European Council on Foreign Relations and the European Cultural Foundation identifies ‘blind spots’ that could radically alter EU sentiment.The report by the European Council on Foreign Relations and the European Cultural Foundation identifies ‘blind spots’ that could radically alter EU sentiment.is moving towards a more ethnic, closed-minded and xenophobic understanding of “Europeanness” that could ultimately challenge the European project, according to a major report.
However, it said growing numbers feel “excluded”, “disillusioned” or “uninterested” in the EU, in particular people of colour and Muslims, and people in central and eastern Europe, and young voters feeling it is “too white”, “too western” or “too boomer”. It also noted the “limited diversity inside the European institutions”, pointing out that barely 3% of MEPs are from racial and ethnic minorities, against 10% in the EU population, and that many countries failed to field any candidates who were not white.
Zerka suggested this reflects a sense of not being represented by established political forces, which are often viewed as “boomer” parties, and warned a feeling of “voicelessness” risked young people disengaging from or even rejecting the EU.
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