Deliberations on Europe's future

Europe is entering a phase of intense deliberation on its future. It would be of the greatest importance for our country to take part in the discussion. Not only to break away from continually asking for our partners' indulgence and support in the problems that we face in the economy, immigration and foreign policy, but also to convince others (and ourselves) that we are aware of the importance of our place in Europe, that we can share our good and bad experiences and set out ideas that could be useful for the union's development.

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker's visit to Athens this week comes just a few days after French President Emmanuel Macron's address to the European Parliament, which was followed by Macron's meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin. This forces us to look beyond our everyday concerns, toward our future on a continent which,...