#51: Being a Socialist MEP; Working-Class Issues; Integration vs Assimilation; Rise of AfD; Social Democracy
German Socialist MEP Sabrina, 27 and the European Parliament’s second-youngest member, describes coming from a worker’s family in northeastern Germany shaped by post-unification unemployment and poverty, which drove her early activism, joining the SPD youth wing at 14 and helping migrants during the 2015 refugee arrivals.
She argues Europe needs younger and more diverse perspectives, links EU policymaking to daily life through regional development funding, the European Social Fund, and Erasmus+, and stresses politicians must communicate EU work locally.
Sabrina discusses East–West inequality…
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