The issue of migration has played a key role in all of our member states, wherever we are. Only we, as a European Union, can convince our citizens that we do have an answer to this - not deny migration, not pretend you can solve it by building fences and walls, not pretending we can solve it by letting everybody in.
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Being part of the E.U. in Poland means that for the first time in a millennium, nobody disputes Poland's borders, and it brought a level of freedom that Poland has never known before.
What is the issue that has brought the European Union to the brink? The issue of migration.
Nationalism makes us poor because its Siamese twin, protectionism, will destroy the internal market and disrupt international trade.
Is wellbeing only economic growth? Only salaries? Or is wellbeing also being able to breathe clean air and drink clean water?
Whether they are Jewish, Muslim, Christian, or atheist, everybody has a place in this society.
Let's be clear: a nationalist is not a patriot.