Pradales warning of the rise of authoritarianism and a "lighter and more cohesive" Europe He bet on one
The President says that international law and liberal democracies are threatened by the rise of global populism and authoritarianism. He claims that the Basque Country has its own voice in a federal Europe.
President Imanol Pradales warns that international law is eroding and that populist and authoritarian movements are gaining strength around the world. Inhis statement on the participation of the Basque Country in the Venice Biennial, he calls for greater unity, agility and greater political strength in the face of the geopolitical context in Europe.
According to Pradales, "certain technocratic elites have threatened to dismantle liberal democracies for supposed efficiency, and the middle classes are weakening. "These tendencies, in the President's view, jeopardize the democratic consensus built after World War II and the foundations of international cooperation.
It has also stressed that Europe is currently under pressure from Russia, China and the United States. 'It favours our fragmentation,' it has stated, warning that the transatlantic link guaranteeing European security has weakened considerably in recent years. Faced with this, it has advocated strengthening Europe's political and strategic cohesion so that it can protect its decision-making capacity and its welfare model.
The Lehendakari also referred to the functioning of the European institutions. He said that today's world requires' more speed, intensity and scale', which requires' more agility and less bureaucracy '. In his view, if the European Union wants to remain a benchmark for freedom, prosperity and well-being, it must have greater responsiveness.
Despite the critical diagnosis, Pradales argues that there are reasons for hope . Stresses that the European Union has a solid basis for progress and competitiveness and recalls the capacity demonstrated in the pandemic or in international trade agreements. "When there is will and political autonomy, progress is made, but we cannot limit ourselves to doing so only in 'shock' situations," he says.
Finally, the lehendakari has reaffirmed its commitment to a federal Europe in which the Basque Country is actively involved and its voice is taken into account, and has said that the Basque Country wants to contribute to the 'regeneration' of Europe.
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