European politicians expressed an opinion regarding the statements of US Vice President Jay Di Wans at the 61st Munich Security Conference, in which he accused Europe of restricting freedom of speech.
Vance also accused Europe of a departure from “generally accepted democratic values.”
According to Wans, the largest threat of the EU comes not from Russia or China, but from the inside of the community. He called the current situation “the departure of Europe from a number of its most fundamental values.” Vance also accused Brussels of limiting the freedom of social networks and condemned European countries for, as he put it, an unfair cancellation of elections.
In an interview with an anadol correspondent, the leaders of a number of European countries commented on the situation.
According to the Prime Minister of Albania Edie Ram, instead of commenting on what Wence said, Europe “must think about itself and try to be less self-oriented.”
Regarding the statements of US President Donald Trump about the intention to increase customs duties, Rama noted that this creates for Europe “the opportunity to wake up and rethink herself, because it cannot continue to live as if nothing had happened”.
“This is not only since the won (US President Donald) Trump. Europe has been too indifferent and too self -confident,” he said.
At the same time, the prime minister praised the US efforts to end the Russian-Ukrainian war. “Any initiative to achieve the world deserves support,” he said.
Finland Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen believes that Wans, on the contrary, “emphasizes that we are an open society, and we appreciate freedom of speech, because Jay Di Wence has also been able to express his opinion.”
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