It hurts. Not the sharp sting of a single wound, but the dull, persistent ache of watching something vital being slowly dismantled from within. Surrender, in some contexts, can be liberating'an acknowledgment of reality, a clearing of the path forward. But what we are witnessing in Europe today is not liberation. It is humiliation. It is the spectacle of a union that once positioned itself as the global standard-bearer for sustainability now systematically gutting the very frameworks that could secure its long-term competitiveness.
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