Defend every inch of democracy. Although the EU resists global democratic deterioration better than others, there are many reasons for concern that call for stopping wild polarization.

A study by The Economist Intelligence Unit recorded, once again, a deterioration in global democratic quality. The diagnosis has no secrets. Many are disgusted with how European democracies have handled phenomena such as globalization or immigration. Serious episodes of corruption outrage. Slowness and ineffectiveness of democratic responses in an increasingly turbulent, changing and dizzying world create frustration.