The Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms in the New Reality of the Globalized and Digitized Society of 2021
The Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms in the New Reality of the Globalized and Digitized Society of 2021

Summary/Abstract: The Knowledge-Based Society (KBS) is a notion that is a challenge in all conditions, but especially in the new society emerging at European and global level is a reality to which it seems European states are trying to respond promptly and adapt to new regional and global realities. The digital age and the difficulties of adapting and optimizing its effects on society as a whole, but especially on every European citizen, is, in my opinion, more of a barrier to communication, than a facility that can benefit the entire working population of Europe. This article aims to be a synthetic analysis of how European states adapt, with the specifics of each state, to the new challenges generated by the digital age in pandemic conditions, which forced every citizen to accept new realities, not pleasant, which it also changes everyone’s perceptions of fundamental rights and freedoms. European policies in some key areas seem outdated, and current attempts to confirm European solidarity do not appear to be successful in the short term. The actions of politicians, so different in their home countries, regarding the measures imposed at national level in the current pandemic, are just one example of a different approach, which deeply affects human rights and fundamental freedoms. The risk of discrimination is more current than ever and generates new challenges that strain the citizen-authority relationship in all European countries and beyond.

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