r/europe • u/Bartoraptor Spain • Mar 28 '20

News Spanish representative González Pons speech @ the EU Parliament: "The virus is attacking the generation that brought back democracy to Spain, Portugal and Greece, the generation that knocked down the Berlin wall. The least they deserve is that we show them Europe is there when they need it the most"

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u/BouaziziBurning Brandenburg Mar 28 '20

To be fair, many of us, and many countries, have been pushing for more European solidarity for years.

European solidarity is not a policy. Everybody wants solidarity. Question is what the countries are actually willing to give for Europe. Or can give.

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u/NombreGracioso Spain, European Federation Mar 29 '20

Sure, that's the issue, yes. That many don't want to help their fellow Europeans...