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{"id":214,"date":"2017-07-02T20:00:19","date_gmt":"2017-07-02T18:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ourcontinent.eu\/?p=214"},"modified":"2017-11-12T01:49:39","modified_gmt":"2017-11-12T00:49:39","slug":"donald-tusk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ourcontinent.eu\/2017\/07\/02\/donald-tusk\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the letter by Donald Tusk is exactly what we need"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018We must stand up very clearly for our dignity, the dignity of a united Europe &#8211; regardless of whether we are talking to Russia, China, the US or Turkey. Therefore, let us have the courage to be proud of our own achievements, which have made our continent the best place on Earth.\u2019- Donald Tusk \u2013 European Council President<\/p>\n<p>The powerful quote above is just one of the many such compelling lines from a recent letter sent by Donald Tusk, the president of the European Council, ahead of an important EU meeting in Malta. Tusk\u2019s tough, inspiring, but also alarming words are an excellent example of the type of rhetoric we have been missing for so long. They are the words of a strong, proud and self-conscious Europe, a Europe that shows it is far from defeated and is willing and able to fight the threats of the 21st century.<\/p>\n<p>Tusk\u2019s letter was unprecedented in a number of ways. First of all, it barks back at Trump, an American president who openly puts the very existence of the European project into question. Secondly, it calls radical Islam what it is, namely radical Islam, and lists it as a major threat to peace and security on our continent. Thirdly, it openly points out the hostile attitude of countries like Turkey and Russia, calling these countries by name, and advocates for a more vocal European response. Fourthly, it portrays Europe as a potential 21st century superpower that will defend the interests of its citizens with all its might.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-261 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ourcontinent.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/donald-tusk.jpg\" alt=\"donald tusk CNN blackmail proud european european civilization great history common defence\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ourcontinent.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/donald-tusk.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.ourcontinent.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/donald-tusk-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.ourcontinent.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/donald-tusk-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It is true, we can no longer continue to present the EU as a soft power who\u2019s only defence against military and terrorist aggression is promoting more tolerance. We can no longer be quiet when the Turkish president calls for limiting our freedom of speech, when radical Islamists commit massacres in our cities or when Russian-backed militants shoot down a civilian airliner with hundreds of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourcontinent.eu\/2017\/06\/27\/is-2017-the-year-of-a-european-revival\/\">European citizens<\/a> on board. We must be unapologetic and defiant when it comes to our security, our wealth and our way of life.<\/p>\n<p>To restore trust in Europe, we need more of the type of rhetoric found in Donald Tusk\u2019s letter; Tusk understands this, and hopefully many others will follow his example. 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