Carolin Emcke, a leading voice on intolerance, xenophobia and the rights of the 'queer' community, warns of the danger of taking rights for granted. The world seems like a pressure cooker and hate is one of the main ingredients in the broth.

“I believe in the promise of Europe that there is a way of living that is not nationalistic, that has multiple perspectives,” she says. She has also received criticism: from those who call her speech “do-gooder” to the scathing comments (in the same direction) from Cristina Morales.