Can we learn from history? Paul Valéry said no: “History justifies whatever you like. It does not teach anything, because it contains all and provides examples for everything.“ Valéry died in 1945 and could not follow the development of the EU. The EU was invented and reshaped a couple of times - after the First World War, after the Second World War and after the collapse of Communism in 1990. Under the pressure of migration, the re-erection of borders and strong anti-democratic movements, it is now facing a severe crisis of its values and self-image. In order to assess the future potential of Europe, we must first gain a better understanding of its project, which has to do with learning from history.

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