Yanis Varoufakis: Europe should be convulsing at US sanctions against French ICC judge

The US government has sanctioned a European judge for carrying out his official duties in Europe while working in an institution established by Europe’s elected representatives at great cost and effort, writes Yanis Varoufakis

The International Criminal Court in The Hague, an institution established by Europe’s elected representatives at great cost and effort. File photo: AP/Peter Dejong

Let us, for a moment, entertain the fanciful hypothesis that Europe cares about its values. 

Imagine a Europe where the principles so lavishly inscribed upon the banners of the European project — the rule of law, the dignity of the individual, a commitment to strategic autonomy — are more than just rhetorical filigree for grand speeches in Brussels.