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This introduction to the dossier sets the tone. No, the future of Europe is not to be a sad, cowardly, nationalistic and closed political object. One by one, the authors deconstruct some of the misconceptions that have run during the election campaign. No, Europe is not anti-democratic. The Europarliament is the only one to be directly elected by all the citizens of the continent. No, Europe is not liberal; the welfare state exists. But it needs to make revolutions, in the areas of women’s rights, ecology, migration, defence and guaranteed income. Only a federal leap forward and the invention of democracy will enable these major projects to be completed.