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Fernando Savater and Adam Michnik

The Battle for Europe

Segovia 2020, 

Spanish philosopher and essayist Fernando Savater, renowned for his extensive work on Basque terrorism and winner of the Octavio Paz Prize, is joined by Polish historian Adam Michnik, director of Gazeta Wyborcza newspaper, a political activist who has been granted numerous civic and professional recognitions including being named a Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur. They agree that the time has come to join forces, to rekindle the spirit of the European ideal and face the threat of radical nationalism. These two icons of liberal thought and defenders of Europe share their views on stage.

This session will be streamed live at YouTube


Photography of Fernando Savater: © Ricardo Martín, courtesy of Grupo Planeta