• Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen delivered a speech on Europe Day, calling for the protection of European core values.
  • He urged ‘European patriotism’ and joint solutions for migration, climate crisis, unemployment, poverty, and war.
  • He emphasized the need for the EU to become more independent in energy supply, the digital world, and defense.
  • Van der Bellen highlighted the importance of rule of law, freedom, equality, and liberal democracy.
  • Europe Day commemorates the Schuman Declaration of 1950.

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