@GoodwinMJ responds: "Brexit now gives the EU the ultimate benchmark".

@fromTGA responds that a benchmark doesn& #39;t have to be a zero-sum game. #Dahrendorf2021

@SLVeriter, Europe& #39;s Stories Team Member, referred to our opinion polling with @eupinions to emphasise how important freedom of movement is to young Europeans.

@CatherineDVries notes that young Europeans are among the most pro-European, but also among the most Eurosceptic. Lega Norde and Front National made the highest inroads among the youth, in contrast to assumptions generated by Brexit that all youth are pro-European #Dahrendorf2021

@SLVeriter emphasises that prioritising climate action is strikingly important to Europeans of all ages, not just the youth. Take a look at our pollings with @eupinions to show our findings https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⬇️" title="Pfeil nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach unten"> https://eupinions.eu/de/text/in-crisis-europeans-support-radical-positions">https://eupinions.eu/de/text/i...

Our project director @fromTGA reflects in conclusion: "it is precisely the condition of being outside of the EU that makes so many people want to identify with the EU" #Dahrendorf2021

@CatherineDVries finishes this stimulating conversation with the remark that the focus is too often on what the #EU lacks. She argues for a more positive approach, focusing on what the EU has.