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On December 4, Member of the European Parliament Javier Zarzalejos took part in the event \u201cThe Constitution and Europe: the Shield of Democracy\u201d<\/em>, held at the European Parliament and organized by MEPs Borja Gim\u00e9nez Larraz and Adri\u00e1n V\u00e1zquez. The event featured contributions from philosopher Fernando Savater and lawyer Guadalupe S\u00e1nchez, who offered a legal and intellectual analysis of the relevance of constitutionalism in the European context.<\/p>\n During his speech, Zarzalejos firmly reaffirmed the central role of the Spanish Constitution as a guarantee of institutional stability, coexistence, and freedom. He argued that political debate should focus on changing the government rather than the Constitution, considering that it is the executive branch that has departed from constitutional principles. In this regard, he strongly defended the constitutional text against those who question its legitimacy or use it instrumentally.<\/p>\n The MEP highlighted the historical significance of the 1978 Constitution in a country that, over the past hundred years, had experienced three civil wars and prolonged periods of social division. He also reviewed the parliamentary support of the current government, accusing it of showing weak commitment to the defense of the Spanish Constitution, and warned of the risk posed by undermining the constitutional consensus as the foundation of democracy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On December 4, Member of the European Parliament Javier Zarzalejos took part in the event \u201cThe Constitution and Europe: the Shield of Democracy\u201d, held at the European Parliament and organized by MEPs Borja Gim\u00e9nez Larraz and Adri\u00e1n V\u00e1zquez. The event featured contributions from philosopher Fernando Savater and lawyer Guadalupe S\u00e1nchez, who offered a legal and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events"],"yoast_head":"\n