Spindelegger: “What We Need Is more Self-Confidence!”

People ♦ Published: August 30, 2012; 10:36 ♦ (Vindobona)

At the Alpbach Forum 2012, Austria´s Vice Chancellor Michael Spindelegger explains that Europe suffers from a lack of confidence and self-confidence. The European people expect a message from the EU.

Spindelegger: “What We Need Is more Self-Confidence!” / Picture: © Vindobona.org

“We have a lack of confidence and self-confidence. That is not the right way for the future. What we need is more self-confidence.” Spindelegger emphasizes. “There is enough ground for self-confidence.” Europe would be a competitive region of the world with many people with good ideas, Spindelegger underlines.

What is more, Spindelegger argues that the EU needs to send a…