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Eric Pestel
How does the paradox of European cultural policy-making prevent European citizens from embracing a genuine European demos? Although Erasmus is widely considered to be a great success, having led millions of young Europeans to discover another Member State and often to settle there, the nearly 20 million Europeans living abroad in the European Union and their contributions seem to have been neglected. The cultural policies designed and implemented by the European institutions either encourage partnerships between structures based in different countries or support democracy through actions that include disadvantaged sections of the population in one country. At a time when Brexit has shown the potential for rejection by other European citizens and as international tensions are generating ever greater threats, the European Union must be vigilant in ensuring the cohesion and solidity of a European spirit within each of its Member States. We must take care not to miss the second stage of the Erasmus rocket.
