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The review you quoted is just "makes sense pub chat", that doesn't stand up to any scrutiny if you actually take the claims one-by-one. In fact all of the positive reviews I read follow that theme.
I think they are hard to define and have shifted through time. But if pushed I'd say Traditional European Values are; 1) Christian teachings at tension with Enlightenment thinking, and 2) European exceptionalism.
I think you could make a case for the ones you listed as being post-WW2 values - in particular HR. But otherwise I think it's revisionism not born out by our history. In fact I think that's one of the reasons some people feel a loss of identity. You can't logically maintain philosophy of European Supremacy/exceptionalism and Christian values in a modern consumer society where individual rights are paramount.