Comment l'Europe doit relever les défis du "siècle asiatique"[en] 

Without such a rejuvenation, "Europe could end up as little more than a museum that survives on tourism", he warns. 

Kadar argues that Europe is showing "fatigue symptoms", and cites the fact that it is lagging behind the US in investment in research, patent applications and human capital development as a "danger signal" for its economy. Moreover, Europe's ageing and declining population is undermining the basis of welfare, he warns. 

The former minister claims that Europe has been slow to adjust to Asia's technological progress, and suggests that a new system of global governance could mitigate the risk of conflicts as economic power shifts between the two. 

Kadar believes that this new multipolar world does not favour Europe, and although the continent could subsist for a while on its heritage, becoming "an open-air history museum", Europe would slowly "fade away" unless action is taken. 

However, he insists that it need not decline in such a manner as the "whole world is going to need a stronger and more dynamic Europe in the next fifty years" - particularly the developing world, as a market for their products. 

Kadar states that if Europe is to become - and remain - a global leader, it needs to act as "a singular body with one voice". However, its "salvation does not lie in the details of EU regulations", rather a "holistic approach" that is "spiritual, institutional [and] conceptual" and returns to "Europe's Judeo-Greek-Christian cultural roots". 

Member states' interests are so diverse that it would be counter-productive to "squeeze them into a universal frame", insists Kadar, but he concedes that a "long-term grand strategy" is needed, stating, for example, that "Europe has still not given birth to an energy strategy that covers supply, technological development and energy-saving." 

He calls for further EU enlargement, particularly to Ukraine and Turkey, to increase security and "provide economic and political benefits", and a reduction of market protection as in the mid-21st century economy it would be "unwise" to protect European economic activities that are performed more efficiently elsewhere. 

Kadar concludes that the opportunities for Europe that must be firmly grasped include continued enlargement and closer ties with Latin American and African countries.