AM-43-1 to R06: FORTRESS EUROPE? NO, THANKS! BUILDING BRIDGES, BREAKING DOWN WALLS, EXPLORING BORDERS (Alexander Langer)

Four years ago, European leaders reproached former US President Donald Trump for his plan to build a wall on the country’s southern border with Mexico. “We have a history and a tradition that we celebrate when walls are brought down and bridges are built,” admonished Federica Mogherini, the EU’s foreign policy chief at that time.Having overcome and torn down borders between former enemies is one of the EU's great achievements, one that we must not roll back and one that hast to inform our stance towards those who come to us in need.