Europe is Trying to Stand on its Own Two Feet in a Fragile International Order

According to the Friends of Europe's recent #EuropeMatters survey, 64% of Europeans are not convinced that life would be worse without the EU, while 49% think the EU is irrelevant. The resultsarequite telling.What change and reform does the EU need to make in order to appropriately addressthe needs and concerns of its citizens?

The European public is more aware of the EU than ever before and that is partly because of Brexit, which has shown rather ironically illustrated how important the EU is and how EU regulations impact our lives in so many ways.. I think its very good news that Europeans are more aware of the EU and its benefits.. The problem is that many people feel that EU institutions are detached and disconnected from the reality of European citizens and to change that, we need the voices of citizens to be brought more strongly into the...