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Neither the Commission nor EU leaders have reacted to the Austrian government's amorphous fight against "political Islam", French president Emmanuel Macron's controversial draft 'separatism' bill, or Social Democrat-led Denmark's U-turn on Syrian refugees

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Values? EU leaders must 'float like a butterfly, sting like a bee'

Remember the Rumble in the Jungle? As attacks on the rule of law and democratic standards multiply across Europe – and Slovenia takes over the EU presidency - defenders of EU values can learn a thing or two from Muhammad Ali's knock-out performance that fateful night in Kinshasa in 1974.

True, Ali's self-confidence, persistence and stamina were on full display. But the champ defeated the...

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Shada Islam is an independent EU analyst and commentator who runs her own strategy and advisory company New Horizons Project.

Neither the Commission nor EU leaders have reacted to the Austrian government's amorphous fight against "political Islam", French president Emmanuel Macron's controversial draft 'separatism' bill, or Social Democrat-led Denmark's U-turn on Syrian refugees

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Shada Islam is an independent EU analyst and commentator who runs her own strategy and advisory company New Horizons Project.

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