Reading time: 4 minutes
MCC Brussels invites you to a major Conference: “Battle for the Soul of Europe”
Brussels, 26th November 2025
All across Europe, something extraordinary is happening. Ordinary citizens are standing up. Europeans are saying: enough. Enough of decline, enough of ideology, enough of being told that our sovereignty, our culture and our way of life must be sacrificed. On December 3&4 proud patriots and thinkers will gather for a decisive conversation: the Battle for the Soul of Europe.
This conference will provide guidance on the question: What comes next? What should be planned for the day after the next election victory? What are the plans, policies and proposals that patriotic movements will need to implement to take back power from Brussels and drive a new revolution in European affairs?
From remigration to taking control of the civil service or from forging a new transatlantic alliance to reviving European industry after decades of environmentalist folly - this conference brings together leading thinkers, politicians, journalists, academics and civil society voices to sketch out a program for not just taking power, but wielding it to refashion Europe.
A Serious Two-Day Programme
Participants will engage with high-level keynote lectures, in-depth thematic sessions, panel discussions and strategic networking opportunities. Topics include:
Fighting for the Soul of Europe: What Europeans Should Stand For?
Democracy Under Attack: Responding to Election Interference
Europe vs America: Is the Western Alliance Fracturing?
Patriotic Economics: Reforming a Sick Continent
Against the Language Police: Reclaiming Free Speech
Immigration and Borders: Why Control Matters
Wielding Power: Overcoming Bureaucracy and the Deep State
Why the Culture War Matters—And How to Win It
The programme also includes a VIP dinner and closing reception.
A Line-Up of Influential Speakers
Confirmed speakers include:
Václav Klaus, former President of the Czech Republic
Balázs Orbán, Political Director to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Member of the National Assembly Hungary.
Ryszard Legutko, philosopher, author and politician
Patrick Deneen, political theorist and author
Frank Furedi, author and Executive Director, MCC Brussels
Francesco Giubilei, President, Tatarella Foundation & Nazione Futura
Matt Goodwin, political scientist and author
Norman Lewis, Visiting Research Fellow, MCC Brussels
Adam Starzynski, Editor, Visegrad 24
Claire Fox, Director, Academy of Ideas; Member of the UK House of Lords
Balázs Hidvéghi, Deputy Minister; Parliamentary State Secretary, Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister (HU)
Miriam Cates, GB News presenter
Mathieu, Bock-Côté, sociologue et éditorialiste
Adam Starzynski, editor, Visegrad 24
Eoin Lenihan, author and journalist. Author of ‘Vandalising Ireland’ the No.1 bestseller
Alongside many other scholars, policymakers, commentators and cultural figures from across Europe and beyond.
What the Organisers Say
“This is the moment to have an honest, unfiltered debate about Europe’s future and Brussels is the place to do it,” said Frank Furedi, Executive Director of MCC Brussels. “With elections reshaping the continent, we want to give space to voices that believe in sovereignty, strong borders, free speech, and a Europe that serves its citizens not unaccountable elites.”
“Battle for the Soul of Europe will be the conservative intellectual event of the year,” added John O’Brien, MCC Brussels spokesman. “Over two days, we will move beyond slogans to serious thinking about how to renew European civilisation culturally, economically and politically.”
Conference Promotional Video Here
Practical Information & Registration
Event: Battle for the Soul of Europe
Dates: 3–4 December 2025
Location: Brussels (full venue details provided prior to event )
Programme: Available at https://soulofeurope.co/programme
Registration: Via the online form on the conference website https://soulofeurope.co/
Press Registration is here
Call to Action
Places are limited. Journalists, policymakers, researchers, students and interested members of the public are warmly invited to register and join two days of serious, uncompromising debate on Europe’s future.
