{"id":6174,"date":"2026-02-28T11:51:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T09:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vigenin.eu\/2026\/vigenin-europes-strength-lies-in-its-ability-to-bridge-differences\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T01:22:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T22:22:04","slug":"vigenin-europes-strength-lies-in-its-ability-to-bridge-differences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vigenin.eu\/en\/2026\/vigenin-europes-strength-lies-in-its-ability-to-bridge-differences\/","title":{"rendered":"Vigenin: Europe\u2019s strength lies in its ability to bridge differences"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6174\" class=\"elementor elementor-6174 elementor-5762\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-185aab7 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The MEP called on Bulgaria to formulate a national position on the direction the European Union is taking and what its future should look like<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27a7015 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"27a7015\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c737ee2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c737ee2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cThe real challenge facing Europe is not the pace of integration, but the unity of the legal order.\u201d This was stated by Bulgarian MEP Kristian Vigenin of the Progressive Alliance Group in the European Parliament during a public discussion he organized titled: \u201cA Two-Speed European Union? The Challenges Facing Bulgaria.&#8221; The event was organized at the initiative of the ABV Party \u2013 Alternative for Bulgarian Revival, part of the &#8220;BSP \u2013 UNITED LEFT&#8221; coalition, with the support of the Center for European and International Studies (CEIS) Foundation.<br \/>Translated with DeepL.com (free version)<\/p>\n<h2>A union based on law<\/h2><p>In his remarks, the MEP emphasized that the European Union has never been merely a union of interests, but a union founded on the rule of law. \u201cEurope\u2019s strength stems from the fact that small and large countries sit at the same table under the same rules.\u201d \u201cIt is not military might, nor the size of the economy, but the rule of law that guarantees equality,\u201d Vigenin emphasized.<\/p>\n<p>In his view, the danger facing Europe does not lie in the varying pace of integration, but in the risk of fragmentation. \u201cIf we start building Europe through constant exceptions, temporary coalitions, and differing standards, we risk gradually undermining precisely what makes the Union unique &#8211; predictability, legal certainty, and mutual trust.\u201d \u201cEurope can and must be flexible, but it cannot be fragmented,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<h2>The social dimension and competitiveness<\/h2><p>Vigenin also emphasized the social dimension of the European project. \u201cEurope has survived the decades and the series of crises because its citizens know that they belong to something more than just a market.\u201d \u201cFor millions of Europeans, Europe means the protection of labor, social rights, and human dignity,\u201d the MEP emphasized. He warned that the risk today lies not so much in institutional division as in social fragmentation within the Union itself. &#8220;Europe cannot be strong on the outside while it is divided on the inside.&#8221; Europe\u2019s true strength lies in its ability to bridge differences, not to institutionalize them. &#8220;Social cohesion is not an expense &#8211; it is a strategic investment in the stability of the continent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With regard to competitiveness, Vigenin noted that it is gradually becoming the EU\u2019s new strategic priority. \u201cThe European response cannot be a Europe that develops only for some of its member states.\u201d \u201cThe Union\u2019s true competitiveness stems from its scale, from the functioning single market, from interconnected economies, and from investments that reach all regions,\u201d he noted. &#8220;In a world of continental economies, no single European country can remain a global player indefinitely.&#8221; \u201cEurope\u2019s strength lies precisely in our ability to act together,\u201d added Vigenin.<\/p>\n<p>From a geopolitical perspective, the MEP emphasized that the economy, security, and foreign policy are now inextricably linked. &#8220;The European Union is increasingly being called upon to act as a geopolitical force.&#8221; But Europe can only be such a factor if it maintains its internal cohesion. Unity is not Europe\u2019s weakness, but its strategic asset. \u201cThe more uncertain the world becomes, the more important European unity becomes,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<h2>Europe at a crossroads again<\/h2><p>In conclusion, the MEP noted that Europe is once again at a crossroads. \u201cThe choice is not between a slow Europe and a fast Europe; the choice is between a Europe that is fragmenting under the pressure of global change and a Europe that turns its unity into a strategic advantage.\u201d \u201cIf competitiveness is the new direction today, then unity must remain its compass,\u201d Vigenin said.<\/p>\n<p>He called on the different generations and political forces in Bulgaria to work together to develop a clear national position on the future of the European Union. \u201cThe time has come for us to work together to develop a national position on these important issues &#8211; where the European Union is headed and what it should become,\u201d concluded Kristian Vigenin.<\/p>\n<p>During the discussion, participants raised questions about foreign policy, Bulgaria\u2019s role in decision-making processes, and the need for our country to take a clear and active stance on specific initiatives rather than merely acting as an observer. Among them were BSP Chairman Krum Zarkov; Plamena Zayachka of ABV; ABV Chairman Rumen Petkov; MEP Tsvetelina Penkova; the chairman of the BSP Youth Union and MP Gabriel Valkov; Assoc. Prof. Natalia Kiselova, Chair of the \u201cBSP-UNITED LEFT\u201d parliamentary group; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hristo Hristov, Head of the Department of International Law and International Relations at Sofia University \u201cSt. \u201cKliment Ohridski\u201d; Assoc. Prof. Svetla Boneva, Ph.D., Head of the Faculty of International Economics and Politics at the University of National and World Economy (UNWE); Georgi Pirinski, Chairman of the \u201cSolidarity Society\u201d Foundation; Lyubomir Kyuchukov, Director of the Institute for Economics and International Relations (IEIR) Foundation; Milena Angelova, Secretary General of the Association of Industrial Capital in Bulgaria (AICB) and member of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC); Prof. Alexander Tomov \u2013 Chair of the Bulgarian Social Democracy-Euroleft Party, part of the BSP\u2013United Left coalition; politician and expert Zinaida Zlatanova; Rector of the Higher School of Telecommunications and Post, Prof. Miglena Temelkova; former Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Policy Ivan Krastev; sociologist Parvan Simeonov; politician and diplomat Dr. Meglena Plugchieva.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f38a39f 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