The ideal Union according to Mathieu Segers
Europe, wake up! Ukrainian President Zelensky does not tire of rubbing it in: this is the moment for European solidarity. But what should that consist of? Can we as Western Europe, after thirty years of empty promises, really unite with our own East? The Dutch TV programme Tegenlicht explores the near future with professor of contemporary European history Mathieu Segers.
VPRO Tegenlicht: The Ideal Union according to Mathieu Segers, Monday, May 23, 10:15 p.m., VPRO, NPO 2 and on Saturday already viewable online via vpro.nl/tegenlicht
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