Without new money, salaries won't be paid, the health system will stop functioning, the power network and public transport will break down, and they won't be able to import vital goods because nobody can pay.

The dream of Europe is a region of freedom and peace, of security, law, democracy, tolerance and mutual respect. If you look into the faces of the refugees you will see this dream. These are people who are fleeing from war, hate, violence and unjust systems.

Complementing the nation-state as it reaches its limits amid globalization: That is what Europe must offer.

It was a Russian airplane that was bombed over the Sinai Peninsula. When the Russians conduct air strikes on IS, they are doing so because they too are threatened by terror.

The question of societal fairness is always pertinent.

People who work hard for their money cannot be placed in a worse position that those who allow their money to work for them.

The dangerous glorification of the nation state, and the baiting of minorities that goes along with it, releases an anti-democratic energy.