{"id":215852,"date":"2025-05-28T16:39:16","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T14:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/?p=215852"},"modified":"2025-05-30T12:25:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T10:25:22","slug":"joint-opinion-piece-to-become-the-new-leader-of-the-free-world-europe-must-act-with-courage-and-conviction-published-in-le-monde-on-26-may-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/en\/actualites-en\/joint-opinion-piece-to-become-the-new-leader-of-the-free-world-europe-must-act-with-courage-and-conviction-published-in-le-monde-on-26-may-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Opinion Piece: \u201cTo Become the New Leader of the Free World, Europe Must Act with Courage and Conviction\u201d \u2013 Published in\u00a0Le Monde\u00a0on 26 May 2025\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"field_62d960f01f557\" class=\"container-fluid px-0 flexible_section block_innertemplate\">\n   <div class=\"row flexible_section_content\">\n\n\n\n<div id=\"actus_hero\" class=\"container-fluid px-0 flexible_section\">\n\t<div id=\"actus_hero_inner\" class=\"hero_container px-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hero_image_outer\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GroupeSOS-home.png\" alt=\"Acualit\u00e9s Groupe SOS\" class=\"heroimage\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"actus_tetiere\" class=\"container-fluid px-0 flexible_section mb-5\">\n <div id=\"actus_tetiere_inner\" class=\"container flexible_section_inner\">\n   <div class=\"row flexible_section_content\">\n\t   <div class=\"p-5 col-sm-12 colonne colonne1\">\n\t\t<div class=\"colonne_inner text-left\">\n\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/en\/actus\/\">NEWS<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<h1>Opinion Piece: \u201cTo Become the New Leader of the Free World, Europe Must Act with Courage and Conviction\u201d \u2013 Published in\u00a0Le Monde\u00a0on 26 May 2025\u00a0<\/h1>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t   <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"content-area container mx-auto\">\n\t\t<div id=\"main\" class=\"site-main\" role=\"main\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"container px-0\" id=\"singlenews\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row d-flex justify-content-center\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col mx-auto\" id=\"actusdetail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content mt-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"small actus_liste_elem_cont_date col-12 px-0\"><i class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i> 28 May 2025 &bull; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/en\/actus\/\">NEWS<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"actualites_content\"><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The political shift in the United States under Donald Trump<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0offers the European Union a unique opportunity to become the standard-bearer of democracy, human rights, and freedoms. It is a responsibility Europe must embrace by defending these values both within and beyond its borders \u2014 particularly in Ukraine.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW57594547 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/idees\/article\/2025\/05\/26\/pour-devenir-le-nouveau-leader-du-monde-libre-l-europe-doit-agir-avec-courage-et-conviction_6608411_3232.html\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW57594547 BCX8\">This op-ed, published on 26 May 2025 in\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW57594547 BCX8\">Le Monde<\/span><\/a><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW57594547 BCX8\">, is signed by Jean-Marc Borello, Chair of the Executive Board of Groupe SOS.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW57594547 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div> \n\t<\/section>\n\t\n<style>\n\n#actus_tetiere_inner .colonne1 { background-color: var(--blue); color: #ffffff;}\n\n<\/style>\t\n\t\n\t  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"field_pow3b3b91be9d4644da\" class=\"container-fluid px-0 flexible_section block_columns\">\n <div id=\"field_pow3b3b91be9d4644da_inner\" class=\"container flexible_section_inner\">\n\n   <div class=\"row flexible_section_content\">\n\n   <div class=\"col-sm-12 colonne colonne1\">\n    <div class=\"colonne_inner p-3 h-100 text-left\">\n<p><span>In 2025, we observe with sadness that the United States \u2014 once the leader of the free world \u2014 has increasingly withdrawn from its international responsibilities. Worse still, under the new Trump administration, the U.S. has consistently aligned itself with the authoritarian narratives of Vladimir Putin, cut crucial funding for international initiatives, <\/span><span>has undermined the International Criminal Court<\/span><span>, <\/span><span>withdrawn support for independent journalists<\/span><span>, and threatened to expel political refugees and researchers. This retreat has left a vacuum in global governance that only the European Union (EU) can now fill.<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The EU can now reaffirm its commitment to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. This means standing firmly against authoritarian regimes that suppress dissent, violate human rights, and undermine democratic institutions. The EU must therefore wield its diplomatic and economic power to exert pressure on such regimes.<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The war in Ukraine is a test of the EU\u2019s resolve. It must increase its support <\/span><span>and place humanitarian values at the heart of peace negotiations<\/span><span>, as called for by \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/people1st.online\/fr\/\">People First<\/a>\u201d \u2014 an international campaign led by Ukrainian and Russian NGOs united in their plea not to forget the hostages of the conflict.<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In Georgia, pro-European demonstrators have been protesting for weeks in opposition to a government aligned with Russia.<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n   <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"field_pow144fdc5d97104af5\" class=\"container-fluid px-0 flexible_section block_columns\">\n <div id=\"field_pow144fdc5d97104af5_inner\" class=\"container flexible_section_inner\">\n\n   <div class=\"row flexible_section_content\">\n\n   <div class=\"mb-3 mb-sm-0 col-sm-4 colonne colonne1\">\n    <div class=\"colonne_inner  text-left\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-169850\" src=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/europe-flag-300x200-1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"266\" \/><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"col-sm-8 colonne colonne2\">\n    <div class=\"colonne_inner  text-left\">\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW148703821 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148703821 BCX8\">In line with international law, Europe must demand the immediate and unconditional release of all Ukrainian civilians captured and detained by the Kremlin. Those whose homes are in territories illegally occupied by Russia must be given the opportunity to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148703821 BCX8\">relocate<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148703821 BCX8\"> to areas under Ukrainian government control<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148703821 BCX8\"> \u2013 if they so wish<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148703821 BCX8\">. All children forcibly transferred or deported must be returned, and the swift repatriation of deported Ukrainian prisoners and patients from closed medical institutions must be ensured. The EU must also advocate for the return of prisoners of war through exchanges or other means, as soon as possible and no later than the end of active hostilities, as required by the Geneva Conventions.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW148703821 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n   <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"field_pow6aa4657630494f1d\" class=\"container-fluid px-0 flexible_section block_columns\">\n <div id=\"field_pow6aa4657630494f1d_inner\" class=\"container flexible_section_inner\">\n\n   <div class=\"row flexible_section_content\">\n\n   <div class=\"col-sm-12 colonne colonne1\">\n    <div class=\"colonne_inner  text-left\">\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW42320512 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW42320512 BCX8\">Russian political prisoners must also be freed and face no restrictions on their freedom of movement, including the right to travel abroad. The same applies to Belarusian political prisoners and to Georgian activists, journalists, and human rights defenders: all those persecuted by the Putin regime and its allies must be supported. By working towards their freedom, Europe will earn its rightful place in peace negotiations \u2014 not in pursuit of potential financial gain, as the U.S. does, but in <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW42320512 BCX8\">defence<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW42320512 BCX8\"> of human rights.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW42320512 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n   <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"field_pow7af0a74be6e34bdd\" class=\"container-fluid px-0 flexible_section block_columns\">\n <div id=\"field_pow7af0a74be6e34bdd_inner\" class=\"container flexible_section_inner\">\n\n  <div class=\"row flexible_section_title_container\"><div class=\"col-12 flexible_section_title_col\"><h2 class=\"flexible_section_title mb-5 text-left  \">A Dignified Refugee Policy \u00a0<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n   <div class=\"row flexible_section_content\">\n\n   <div class=\"mb-3 mb-sm-0 col-sm-8 colonne colonne1\">\n    <div class=\"colonne_inner  text-left\">\n<p><span>To truly become the new leader of the free world, Europe must significantly increase funding for researchers and NGOs working on democracy, human rights, and civil society issues, and attract more talent from abroad \u2014 including from the U.S. and authoritarian regimes. These organisations are on the front lines of the fight for freedom and deserve robust support.<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>By investing in research and civil society, the EU can build a democratic shield against extremism and authoritarianism, helping men and women become better informed and more engaged in democracy, both within and beyond its borders. This also applies to refugees and asylum seekers, especially those fearing extradition to authoritarian countries. We must not turn our backs on those fleeing persecution for their pro-democracy and anti-war actions. The EU must adopt a more humane and comprehensive refugee policy that prioritises protection and integration. This includes ensuring that no refugee is forcibly returned to Russia or Belarus, where they may face further persecution.<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Moreover, journalists who have long been voices for freedom and democracy in regions where these values are under threat must be welcomed and supported. This would send a strong signal of the EU\u2019s commitment to media freedom and the free flow of information.<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"col-sm-4 colonne colonne2\">\n    <div class=\"colonne_inner p-3 h-100 text-left\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today, the EU must act with courage and conviction. By defending human rights, supporting Ukraine, empowering researchers and NGOs, adopting a more humane refugee policy, defending media freedom, and strengthening the rule of law, the EU can assert its role as the leader of the free world. We urge European leaders to seize this moment and uphold the values that are integral to our identity. The world is watching, and the future of freedom and democracy is at stake.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n   <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"field_pow5bdb0e882da84cba\" class=\"container-fluid px-0 flexible_section block_columns\">\n <div id=\"field_pow5bdb0e882da84cba_inner\" class=\"container flexible_section_inner\">\n\n   <div class=\"row flexible_section_content\">\n\n   <div class=\"col-sm-12 colonne colonne1\">\n    <div class=\"colonne_inner  text-left\">\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW135462022 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW135462022 BCX8\"><strong>Signatories<\/strong>:<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW135462022 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span> <span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Alice Barbe, cofondatrice de l\u2019association et de ; <\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Jean-Marc Borello, pr\u00e9sident du Directoire du <a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/\">Groupe SOS<\/a> ; <\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Tamara Demuria, pr\u00e9sidente de l\u2019association G\u00e9orgie vue de France ; <\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Zhanna Nemtsova, cofondatrice de<a href=\"https:\/\/nemtsovfund.org\/en\/\"> la Fondation Boris Nemtsov pour les libert\u00e9s<\/a> (Allemagne);<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Olga Prokopieva, directrice de l\u2019association <a href=\"https:\/\/russie-libertes.org\/\">Russie-Libert\u00e9s<\/a> et \u00e0 l\u2019initiative de cette tribune ;<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u00a0Sylvie Rollet, pr\u00e9sidente de <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pourlukraine.com\/\">Pour l\u2019Ukraine, pour leur libert\u00e9 et la n\u00f4tre<\/a> ; <\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n   <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"field_pow7f71e1c68679412c\" class=\"container-fluid px-0 flexible_section block_categorygrid\">\n <div id=\"field_pow7f71e1c68679412c_inner\" class=\"container flexible_section_inner\">\n\n  <div class=\"row flexible_section_title_container\"><div class=\"col-12 flexible_section_title_col\"><h2 class=\"flexible_section_title mb-5 text-left  \">A lire \u00e9galement<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"container-fluid px-0\" id=\"grid_pow7f71e1c68679412c_outer\">\n<div class=\"container px-0\">\n  <div class=\"row row-cols-1 row-cols-md-3 row-cols-lg-3 flexible_section_content\" id=\"grid_pow7f71e1c68679412c\">\n   <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-4 col-lg-4  item mb-3 elem-1\">\n<div class=\"item_content item_actus linkable h-100 item_rouge\" data-dest=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/en\/actualites-en\/erasmus-projects-supporting-social-inclusion-and-ecological-transition-three-groupe-sos-organisations-awarded\/\">\r\n<div class=\"item_content_thumb\">   <div class=\"grid_post_thumbnail mb-3\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/christian-lue-M-qfT_t-7PY-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"union europ\u00e9enne - lgbt\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/christian-lue-M-qfT_t-7PY-unsplash-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/christian-lue-M-qfT_t-7PY-unsplash-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/christian-lue-M-qfT_t-7PY-unsplash-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/christian-lue-M-qfT_t-7PY-unsplash-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/christian-lue-M-qfT_t-7PY-unsplash-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/christian-lue-M-qfT_t-7PY-unsplash-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><\/div>\n <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"item_actus_content_outer\">\r\n<p class=\"mt-1 small px-1\">13 October 2025<\/p>\r\n<h3 class=\"blue my-3 px-1\">Erasmus+ projects supporting social inclusion and ecological transition: three Groupe SOS organisations awarded\u00a0<\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"item_actus_content px-1\">Groupe SOS is strengthening its European engagement by winning three Erasmus+ projects as coordinator, through its organisations Solidarit\u00e9 \u00c9nerg\u00e9tique France&hellip;<\/div>\r\n<p class=\"item_more mt-3 p-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/en\/actualites-en\/erasmus-projects-supporting-social-inclusion-and-ecological-transition-three-groupe-sos-organisations-awarded\/\" class=\"readmorebutton\">Lire la suite<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-4 col-lg-4  item mb-3 elem-2\">\n<div class=\"item_content item_actus linkable h-100 item_jaune\" data-dest=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/en\/actualites-en\/lets-not-be-afraid\/\">\r\n<div class=\"item_content_thumb\">   <div class=\"grid_post_thumbnail mb-3\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Europe-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Europe-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Europe-1-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Europe-1-1024x599.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Europe-1-768x449.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Europe-1-1536x899.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Europe-1-2048x1198.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div>\n <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"item_actus_content_outer\">\r\n<p class=\"mt-1 small px-1\">29 August 2025<\/p>\r\n<h3 class=\"blue my-3 px-1\">Let\u2019s Not Be Afraid!<\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"item_actus_content px-1\">The Call from Over 150 Business Leaders to Rebuild European Sovereignty. An opinion piece published in the French newspaper \u201cLes&hellip;<\/div>\r\n<p class=\"item_more mt-3 p-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/en\/actualites-en\/lets-not-be-afraid\/\" class=\"readmorebutton\">Lire la suite<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-4 col-lg-4  item mb-3 elem-3\">\n<div class=\"item_content item_actus linkable h-100 item_vert\" data-dest=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/en\/actualites-en\/hospitalisation-supporting-children-beyond-medical-care-crf-villiers-sur-marne\/\">\r\n<div class=\"item_content_thumb\">   <div class=\"grid_post_thumbnail mb-3\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2016\" height=\"954\" src=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CRF-VILLIERS.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CRF-VILLIERS.jpeg 2016w, https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CRF-VILLIERS-300x142.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CRF-VILLIERS-1024x485.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CRF-VILLIERS-768x363.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CRF-VILLIERS-1536x727.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2016px) 100vw, 2016px\" \/><\/div>\n <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"item_actus_content_outer\">\r\n<p class=\"mt-1 small px-1\">23 July 2025<\/p>\r\n<h3 class=\"blue my-3 px-1\">Hospitalisation: Supporting Children Beyond Medical Care \u2013 CRF Villiers-sur-Marne\u00a0<\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"item_actus_content px-1\">Being admitted to hospital is a complex experience for a child and their family. Beyond the pain caused by illness&hellip;<\/div>\r\n<p class=\"item_more mt-3 p-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/en\/actualites-en\/hospitalisation-supporting-children-beyond-medical-care-crf-villiers-sur-marne\/\" class=\"readmorebutton\">Lire la suite<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>   <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  <div class=\"row flexible_section_footer\"><div class=\"col\"><p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"darkbluebutton mt-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-sos.org\/actus\/\">Toutes nos actualit\u00e9s<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Op-ed signed by committed stakeholders, calling on Europe to uphold human rights and its international 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