Five prominent thinkers from five EU countries offer personal reflections on the idea of Europe at this critical moment in its history.

Today, Michael Stürmer contemplates the view from Germany.

Producers: Justine Willett and Emma Harding

Michael Stürmer is a distinguished, though sometimes controversial, historian and author; his most recent work was Putin and the Rise of Russia. During the 1980s, he was advisor and script writer to Helmut Kohl, and is currently Chief Correspondent on Die Welt. Show less